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Chemical issues in biomass burning in Sub-Saharan Africa.(The Project Place)
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Chemistry International
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March 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2008 International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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A new project, endorsed by the IUPAC Subcommittee on Green Chemistry, proposes the preparation of a collaborative book exploring all the aspects relevant to biomass burning in sub-Saharan Africa, with special focus on the chemistry aspects.
Biomass burning implies emission of combustion products into the air (including greenhouse gases) and the waste/loss of biomass that could be utilized as valuable material resource. The extent of biomass burning in sub-Saharan Africa, and the complexity of the aspects involved, constitutes an important motivation to view it as a problem deserving priority attention and careful multisided investigation at the subcontinental level.
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