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LEC # TOPICS
1 Introduction to the Carbon Cycle and Models of Respiratory Decay
2 More Models of Respiration
3 Organic Matter in Soils and Marine Sediments
4 Carbon Loss from Soils
5 Oxygen Exposure Time and Organic Carbon Burial
6 Carbon Sequestration I
7 Carbon Sequestration II
8 Approaches to Reducing Atmospheric CO2 Levels
9 Student Presentations

Sorption of Organic Matter by Clay

Geologic Carbon Sequestration
10 Student Presentations (cont.)

Biomass Fuel and Reforestation

Forests as a Sink for CO2
11 Student Presentations (cont.)

Hydrogen Fuel Cells and the Reduction of CO2 Emissions

Ocean Fertilization
12 Student Presentation (cont.)

Oceanic Sequestration of CO2

Instructor Presentation

Asymptotic Theory of Detrital Decomposition