Making the Link – 6A

Other than breathing, our activities emit CO2.  The first, and most obvious, is the use of transportation fuels, which contribute 14%.  Industrial processes contribute 16.8%.  Power stations definitely contribute the largest amount:  21.3%.  Also, burning fossil fuels and deforestation leads to higher carbon dioxide concentrations.  Livestock enteric fermentation and manure management, land use and wetland changes, pipeline losses, and covered vented landfill emissions lead to higher methane concentrations. Many of the newer style fully vented septic systems that enhance and target the fermentation process also are sources of atmospheric methane.

Making the Link – 5A

Well, obviously, because the concentration of most greenhouse gases are rising, the balance between sources and sinks is off.  I believe that the amount emitted by sources is higher than the amount absorbed by the sinks.  In my personal opinion, I believe that a really high population is contributing to this unbalance.  We exhale large amounts of CO2 and there are over 5 billion of us on this Earth.  Also, the increase of people driving cars adds to the amount of CO2 added to the atmosphere.

Making the Link Exploration 6

I emit slightly more CO2 exhaling that I do driving.  I exhale approximately 9.76×10^4 grams of CO2 and I emit approximately 9.12×10^4 grams of CO2 driving. I contribute to greenhouse gas emissions by using electricity, heat, and air conditioning. Also, certain foods that I eat, such as rice, cause greenhouse gas emissions. Flying also produces greenhouse gases.

Table of Contents for Portfolio

Ok, I can’t make this post correctly so I’ll facebook everyone with it.

Things to Include in Portfolio from After Mid-term Portfolio

Two “Making the Link” assignments: 5C and 6A

Two lab reports: 5A and 6A

I think that’s it. If you have any questions about what to include in your portfolio let me know; I’ll try to post my table of contents later if I remember to help anyone out.

End-of-term online survey

Each of you needs to complete this survey (details below). I will only report your final grade after you have completed this survey. Log in with your university email address. If you do not remember the password you chose at the beginning of the semester, you can have a reminder emailed to you at the website below.

To: Students
From: Julia Metzker
Subject: SALG Survey

To help assess your learning gains from this course, your instructor
has created an online instrument for you to complete. Please follow
the instructions below to complete this instrument:

• Go to http://salgsite.org/student
• Fill in your email address and create a password for yourself
• Enter the instrument number: 5883
• Provide the instrument password: sulfur

Your responses to this instrument are completely anonymous. Your instructor cannot tell whether you have responded to the instrument, nor which answers are yours.