Alchemist Cafe Dublin, Emission Impossible:Wed 9th Sept 2009, Flux Cafe, Science Gallery, TCD (7:30pm)

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September 2009’s Alchemist Cafe


Emission Impossible: Stop Laughing Gas Emissions Using Crabs and
Seaweed

Global warming is ravaging our planet, causing droughts and sea levels
to rise worldwide. Nitrous Oxide (aka Laughing Gas) emissions account
for 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions, with most of those
emissions deriving from agricultural practices. Shockingly over a 100
year period, nitrous oxide has 310 times more global warming impact
per unit weight than carbon dioxide making reducing its emissions a
matter of extreme urgency.

Ciaran O’Carroll from NUI Maynooth’s Environmental Technologies &
Biomaterials Research Group, and a finalist in this year’s Science
Speak contest, will discuss the group’s innovative research into using
crab shells and seaweed to help reduce nitrous oxide emissions in
agriculture.

Date: Wednesday 9th September 2009
Location: Flux Cafe, Science Gallery, Trinity College Dublin
Time: 7.30pm (Sharp, note the new time please)
Admission: Free-All Welcome!
In association with CPL and Discover Science & Engineering

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