Glossary
- Carbon Dioxidesearch for term
- A naturally occurring gas, and also a by-product of burning fossil fuels and biomass, as well as land-use changes and other industrial processes. It is the principal anthropogenic greenhouse gas that affects the Earth's radiative balance. It is the reference gas against which other greenhouse gases are measured and therefore has a Global Warming Potential of 1. At room temperatures (20-25oC), carbon dioxide is an odorless, colorless gas, which is faintly acidic and non-flammable.It is a molecule with the molecular formula CO2. Joseph Black, a Scottish chemist and physician, first identified carbon dioxide in the 1750s.
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The MFDS is a form containing data regarding the sustainability of a particular substance. Similar to Material Safety Data Sheet, well established in the Environmental Health & Safety world.