by Playfuls Staff |
22nd January 2007
U.S. scientists have developed a method of mapping fossil fuel air pollution by analyzing corn collected from nearly [more] 70 locations across the nation.
The technology developed by University of California-Irvine researchers measures carbon dioxide produced by burning coal, oil and natural gas. It is designed to help atmospheric scientists better understand where pollution is located and how it mixes and moves in the air.
"Many nations are facing increasing pressure to monitor and regulate the release of carbon dioxide from fossil fuel sources to limit greenhouse gas warming," said James Randerson, associate professor of Earth system science and co-author of the study. "This method can help determine how much fossil fuel carbon dioxide is coming from different regions."
The study appears in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
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