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Removal (from atmosphere)
A carbon sink absorbs some chemical compound that contains carbon, usually carbon dioxide. The most important carbon sinks are the seas and forests. Algae and plants absorb carbon dioxide into biomass in photosynthesis. Biomass growth in forest trees significantly absorbs carbon. Carbon accumulates in litter, dead wood and soil, but it is also released in the decomposition process. Carbon is also dissolved in the sea as carbon dioxide and other inorganic forms.
Statistics using the definition
Validity of the definition
- Valid
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
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Validity of the definition
- 1 January 1900 - 31 October 2023
Source organisation
- Tilastokeskus
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