Sentences with phrase «in anaerobic decomposition»

With fewer solids there is a decrease in anaerobic decomposition and a reduction in the production of methane emissions.

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(263) Biodegradable is defined in the standard as «capable of microbial decomposition within 24 months in soil (with the exception of plant biomass), one month in aerated water, two months in anaerobic water, with minimal impact on the environment» (see 3.10 in CAN / CGSB -32.310).

and get blocked off from oxygen, which results in a slow break down process (anaerobic decomposition) and the release of methane, a greenhouse gas.

(Methane forms as a by - product of anaerobic bacterial decomposition of organic matter in the soil and reaches the atmosphere through the roots and stems of the rice plants.)

Anaerobic decomposition: Decomposition in the absence of oxygen, as in an anaerobic lagoon or digester, which produces CO2Anaerobic decomposition: Decomposition in the absence of oxygen, as in an anaerobic lagoon or digester, which producesdecomposition: Decomposition in the absence of oxygen, as in an anaerobic lagoon or digester, which producesDecomposition in the absence of oxygen, as in an anaerobic lagoon or digester, which produces CO2anaerobic lagoon or digester, which produces CO2 and CH4.

The McKinney Landfill project, based at a closed landfill in McKinney, Texas, works to capture gases that would otherwise be emitted into the atmosphere from anaerobic decomposition within the landfill.

Because of the anaerobic environment, decomposition of the manure results in the release of methane — a greenhouse gas 21 times more potent than carbon dioxide — into the atmosphere.