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Team Carbon Sinks Team: Jordan Adair, Marisa Cicale, Mark Hofberg, John Junghans, Heather Kerrick, George Luo, Michael Mercado, Sam Oliver, Sue O’Neill, Dan Remer, Matt Schulzinger, Ryan Shofnos, Hannah Tolley, Wesley Tse Mentor: Dr. Ning Zeng/Jay Gregg Librarian: Marian Burright 1 Team Carbon Sinks will develop an effective, economically feasible, and environmentally friendly method for sequestration of carbon in dead trees. 2 Agenda • • • • Background Introduce project Methodology Conclusion 3 Background 4 Carbon Cycle 5 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change • Created by the United Nations • Published Fourth Assessment Report in Spring 2007 6 Statistics from 4th Assessment • Increase in atmospheric CO2 concentrations over the past 50 years is the result of human activity • By 2100, temperatures will rise between 2-11.5 degrees F and sea levels will rise 88 cm without changes in human activity 7 Kyoto Protocol • Part of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) • Goal is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 8 Reducing Greenhouse Gases • Alternative fuels • Carbon Sequestration • Carbon Sinks 9 Introduction to Project • Lack of research about sequestering carbon naturally stored in wood • Used Dr. Zeng’s research to explore how to maximize forests’ carbon capacity 10 Aim of Project • Develop a process that effectively slows the natural decomposition of wood by depriving it of oxygen • Applicable throughout North Atlantic Forests 11 Basic Assumptions • Sequestered carbon will have monetary value in the future • Companies or private land owners should be easily able to reproduce the process 12 Hypothesis • By placing biomass in an anaerobic environment, it is possible to slow the decay and effectively create a carbon sink 13 Methodology • 76 Loblolly pine disks, 10 cm thick: – 15 for submergence in water – Bury the rest in 15 columns, one disc at: – 10, 40, and 80 cm – Control on surface • Measurements every 4 months • Remove 3 columns, 3 discs from water. 14 Water submersion • Oyster cage will hold discs • Will keep discs close to, but not in contact, with the bottom of the pond • Regular analysis of water composition more necessary than soil analysis. 15 Measurement • Soil, water composition • Measures of decay • Mass • Density • Carbon content • These factors will be re-examined upon removal – discs will not be returned. 16 Wye Research and Education Center 17 Eastern Shore • Eastern Shore representative of Northeast Coast – Previously farmed land – Most prevalent in Atlantic Coast area • Facilitates future use of our method 18 Current Status • What we have already done: – Found site – Obtained wood to be buried/submerged – Contact information for soil lab – Developed experimental methodology 19 Future Plans • Begin actual experiment within the month – Bury and submerge wood – Collect initial soil samples • Contact soil labs, compare services 20 Questions? Thank you: Dr. Ning Zeng, Jay Gregg, Marian Burright, Dr. Bruce James, Dr. Wallace, Rebecca Thomas, and the Gemstone staff 21