Example sentences of "up carbon [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | This would reduce the ability of the living world to take up carbon dioxide . |
| 2 | Rain is naturally acid , with a pH of around 5.6 ; as it falls it picks up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere , which dissolves to form carbonic acid . |
| 3 | The more nitrogen they have available , the better marine plants will grow , and as they grow they take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere . |
| 4 | How will that be possible , given that Labour wishes to phase out nuclear , which could easily push up carbon dioxide emissions by at least 10 per cent . |
| 5 | You know and they soak up carbon dioxide so it 's good for the environment . |
| 6 | Aid for research into deforestation and forest replacement is promised and tree planting will be encouraged as an effective way of absorbing and locking up carbon dioxide . |
| 7 | Nitrate fertilisers may make grassland more efficient at soaking up carbon dioxide , helping to offset some of the risks of global warming , according to research by the Institute of Terrestial Ecology . |
| 8 | Boreal forests lock up carbon dioxide |