Carbon Sinks
Posted by aparajita on 2 March, 2009
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A natural or manmade reservoir that accumulates and stores some carbon-containing chemical compound for an indefinite period is called carbon sink. Oceans are natural sink as they absorb CO2. Plants and algae are also natural sinks as they store CO2 by photosynthesis process. Another source of carbon are fossil fuels which are deeply buried inside [...]