I'm doing a speech for my english class. Try to reply back as soon as possible. I'm assuming that whenever a waste is burned, greenhouse gases are emitted into the stratosphere.
2007-04-09 13:57:56 · 6 answers · asked by Ð4MÃN!™ (End the Fed!) 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
Radioactive wastes are composed of heavy metals / minerals. They do not burn.
Usually when a (combustible) waste is burned, the gases are released into the troposphere, the first 10 miles or so of atmospheric depth. Most things have a hard time making it from the ground to the stratosphere, the next layer.
Exceptions include volcanoes and atomic bomb mushroom clouds.
Here are a few more ideas to incorporate into your presentation:
http://www.stuffintheair.com/global-warming-carbon-dioxide.html
Good luck.
2007-04-16 11:40:31 · answer #1 · answered by Radiosonde 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where the hell are they burning radioactive waste? If they're doing that, the LEAST you have to worry about is CO2!
2007-04-09 21:00:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nuclear energy doesn't contribute to co2 emissions. I just saw this on 60 minutes last night. For this reason, we may be building more nuclear reactors in America.
2007-04-09 21:03:15 · answer #3 · answered by Lalalalalala 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You cannot burn radioactive waste, you bury it in sealed lead lined containers for 20,000 years!
2007-04-09 21:02:05 · answer #4 · answered by tattie_herbert 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not burn radioactive waste. You bury it.
2007-04-09 21:00:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon dioxide is only formed when something containing carbon is burned.
2007-04-09 21:07:17 · answer #6 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋