carbon dioxide
noun
: a heavy colorless gas CO2 that does not support combustion, dissolves in water to form carbonic acid, is formed especially in animal respiration and in the decay or combustion of animal and vegetable matter, is absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis, and is used in the carbonation of beverages
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Contributions are to come from any company that does business in New York and had worldwide fossil fuel sales between 2000 and 2018 giving rise to more than 500,000 tons of carbon dioxide.
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Depending on what's burning – grasslands, trees, vegetation, buildings – wildfire smoke can contain chemical substances such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, acid gases, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, benzene, toluene, styrene, metals and dioxins, the New York State Department of Health says.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Frost avalanches As the temperature starts its seasonal climb, chunks of frost composed of carbon dioxide begin to break apart and crash to the surface.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Drouhin explains that while a standard container holding 11,700 bottles emits 1,940 kilograms of carbon dioxide, the same container shipped by sailboat has an output of 190 kilograms.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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William Baldwin, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
Depending on what's burning – grasslands, trees, vegetation, buildings – wildfire smoke can contain chemical substances such as carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, acid gases, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, benzene, toluene, styrene, metals and dioxins, the New York State Department of Health says.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 10 Jan. 2025
Frost avalanches As the temperature starts its seasonal climb, chunks of frost composed of carbon dioxide begin to break apart and crash to the surface.
—Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2025
Drouhin explains that while a standard container holding 11,700 bottles emits 1,940 kilograms of carbon dioxide, the same container shipped by sailboat has an output of 190 kilograms.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Carbon dioxide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20dioxide. Accessed 19 Jan. 2025.
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