[USCC] Carbon Sequestration & composting

[Allison L H Jack]

>Hi Brenda,

There is a good European study looking at energy use in the whole cycle of 
composting and compares it to other waste management options. The report 
has a section on carbon sequestration and discusses short and long term. I 
this model, in the longer term (100 years) only a very small percentage of 
the carbon in compost applied to soil is sequestered.

1.      Smith, A., K. Brown, S. Ogilvie, K. Rushton, and J. Bates. Waste 
management options and climate change: Report to the European 
Commission.  2001  [cited 2007 October 10]; Available from: 
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/waste/studies/pdf/climate_change.pdf.

Hope this helps,
Allison


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