[Methane] is released into the atmosphere when organic matter Patient decomposes in environments lacking sufficient oxygen Location . [ ENCY 0 AMG MCLH 04/09/2015 ]

In some regions, climate change models predict new rainfall patterns that may affect how leaves on forest floor Patient decompose . [ PANACEA 23480 0 AMG 30/08/2015 ]

When needles that have fallen from conifers Patient decompose , they secrete an acid that helps prevent plants other than conifers from growing there. [ PANACEA 17114 0 AMG 30/08/2015 ]

Proponents of biomass power claim that the carbon dioxide emitted from burning mill waste and logging residues should not count, since these materials Patient would emit carbon dioxide anyway if left to decompose. [ PANACEA 16687 0 AMG 30/08/2015 ]

Earthworms process organic matter into small fragments that Patient decompose rapidly Manner [ PANACEA 1317 0 AMG 30/08/2015 ]

Plastic is a very hazardous material with respect to its effects on the environment. It Patient does not degrade or decompose easily Manner and dumping it in large quantities can create land fills and garbage dumps. [ PANACEA 2893 0 AMG 30/08/2015 ]

Left to decompose naturally Method , manure Patient emits the powerful greenhouse gases methane and nitrous oxide. [ PANACEA 27647 0 AMG MCLH 04/09/2015 ]

The sequestered carbon can be stored for a very long time, especially in old growth trees Patient , which can live for hundreds of years and take an additional 100, 200, or even 300 years to fully Degree decompose . [ PANACEA 27469 0 AMG 30/08/2015 ]

These deadwood components Patient decompose rather quickly Manner under the warm and humid conditions of tropical rain forests Condition , as does the rain of leaf litter to the forest floor. [ PANACEA 9063 0 AMG 30/08/2015 ]

In managing waste disposal, degradability can make an important difference, because plastic bags stay around forever if left as litter, whereas paper bags Patient will eventually Time decompose . [ PANACEA 9474 0 AMG 30/08/2015 ]

These tiny plants fall to the seabed where Location they Patient decompose , a process that starves the surrounding water of oxygen, creating a zone that does not support fish and other marine life. [ PANACEA 17986 0 AMG MCLH 04/09/2015 ]

After decompression of the ice cores Time , the solid clathrates Patient decompose into a gas form Result , exploding in the process as if they were microscopic grenades. [ PANACEA 16453 0 AMG 30/08/2015 ]

As trees Patient die and decompose , they release carbon. [ PANACEA 16453 0 AMG 30/08/2015 ]

When the organic matter Patient decomposes , it adds still more nutrients to the estuary. [ PANACEA 8222 0 AMG 30/08/2015 ]

However because of the short, cool summer and freezing winter temperatures, plants Patient do not decompose in the tundra Location . [ PANACEA 6362 0 AMG 30/08/2015 ]

fallen leaves Patient decompose and provide nutrients for stream microorganisms and invertebrates. [ PANACEA 8324 0 AMG 04/09/2015 ]

Also, bacteria, fungi and other organisms indigenous to wetlands Agent decompose biodegradable compounds in the wastewater Patient . [ 66-detergent-use 0 MCLH 05/07/2018 ]

Warmer temperatures could increase the rate at which soil microbes Agent decompose organic matter Patient and release carbon dioxide. [ PANACEA 20007 0 AMG 04/09/2015 ]

Small waste particles Patient are decomposed in mid water Location by the planktonic decomposers Agent and the resulting nutrients dissolved so that seaweeds and phytoplankton can reassemble them again into molecules of life. [ PANACEA 23070 0 AMG 04/09/2015 ]

The Siberian permafrost is known as one of the tipping points for the earth's climate, since the potent greenhouse gas develops wherever microorganisms Agent decompose the huge masses of organic material from warmer eras that has been frozen here for thousands of years Patient . [ PANACEA 27834 0 AMG 04/09/2015 ]

When soil microbes Agent decompose organic matter Patient they release heat -- this is why compost heaps are often warmer than the air around them. [ PANACEA 21533 0 AMG 04/09/2015 ]

Although canopy cover in the spring leads to decreased organism growth, in the autumn Time , bacteria and fungi Agent decompose the leaves Patient and grow from the nutrients, thus stimulating productivity. [ PANACEA 15441 0 AMG 04/09/2015 ]

Microorganisms Agent decompose waste products Patient and recycle nutrients. [ PANACEA 6485 0 AMG 04/09/2015 ]

BOD is the amount of oxygen needed by microorganisms Agent to decompose organic waste present in the sewage Patient . [ PANACEA 3070 0 AMG MCLH 04/09/2015 ]

Plants clean air and filter water, bacteria Agent decompose wastes Patient , bees pollinate flowers and tree roots hold soil in place to prevent erosion. [ PANACEA 3999 0 AMG 04/09/2015 ]

When the algae dies, the bacteria that Agent decompose the plants Patient also consumes oxygen. [ PANACEA 5964 0 AMG 04/09/2015 ]

From a systems perspective, the hundreds of species of bacteria and fungi are particularly important because they Agent decompose organic material Patient , releasing carbon dioxide and other gases into the atmosphere and making nutrients available for recycling. Result [ PANACEA 1317 0 AMG MCLH 04/09/2015 ]

When soil is covered with water it becomes anaerobic or lacking in oxygen. Under such conditions, methane-producing bacteria and other organisms Agent decompose organic matter Patient in the soil Location to form methane Result . [ PANACEA 16058 0 AMG 04/09/2015 ]

During chemical chemical weathering Time , carbon dioxide dissolved in rainwater Means helps decompose rock minerals Patient to form bicarbonates Result . [ ENCY 0 AMG MCLH 04/09/2015 ]

The biomass harvested Patient is in effect either oxidized, and the carbon emitted to the atmosphere in a period of one to two years (food, paper, fires), or decomposed more slowly Manner [ JACLET 0 AMG 04/09/2015 ]