Does burning biomass or letting it decompose emit the same amount of CO2?

MadSci Network: Environment & Ecology

Subject: Does burning biomass or letting it decompose emit the same amount of CO2?

Date: Mon Nov 15 04:01:22 2004
Posted by alan
Grade level: 4-6 School: Darmstadt American Middle School
City: Darmstadt State/Province: Hesse Country: Germany
Area of science: Environment & Ecology
ID: 1100512882.En

Message:


We are interested in the concept of using biomass as a fuel.  One concern is 
the amount of greenhouse gasses emitted, particularly carbon dioxide. Is there 
any difference in the amount of CO2 emitted by a given mass of wood depending 
on whether it is burnt or whether it is metabolized by fungi, bacteria and 
other decomposers?

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