Originally Posted by
ToXiKz
over 1000 tons of oil being burned equates to over 1 million tons of CO2
not likely - if you take oil to be pure carbon (which burns to CO2), then you'll have about three and two thirds of the weight in CO2 from the carbon (divide the molar mass of CO2 by one carbon atom)
meaning 1000 tons of pure carbon would result in about 3333 tons of CO2
more reasonably, about 80% of the weight in oil is carbon, meaning about 3000 tons of CO2 per 1000 tons of oil
on concentration: gas disperses rather quickly, especially in the atmosphere where we have loads of winds, also CO2 does not directly cause an ozone layer depletion, a large amount in one area for a couple of weeks if def not enough to make a noticeable hole (the effect global warming has on the ozone hole is global, not local on top of that)
Last edited by Deprived_OLD; May 2, 2010 at 11:42 AM.