https://carbonoffsetsdaily.com/news-channels/australasia/carbon-footprint-notion-fallacious-7636.htm Daily carbon offset news, insight, community. Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:55:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 https://carbonoffsetsdaily.com/news-channels/australasia/carbon-footprint-notion-fallacious-7636.htm/comment-page-1#comment-5727 Paul Richardson Sat, 16 May 2009 08:57:26 +0000 https://carbonoffsetsdaily.com/?p=7636#comment-5727 I disagree with the assumption that a substance cannot be both a pollutant, and a 'natural and essential part of the worlds' atmosphere'. In fact, it is both. Other substances, for example ozone, also fall into both categories. If you change 'atmosphere' to 'environment', you can also include copper, aluminium, silicon, etc, etc. Classification as a pollutant is not just to do with the identity of a substance, it is also related to its concentration, distribution, and a host of other factors. I disagree with the assumption that a substance cannot be both a pollutant, and a ‘natural and essential part of the worlds’ atmosphere’. In fact, it is both. Other substances, for example ozone, also fall into both categories. If you change ‘atmosphere’ to ‘environment’, you can also include copper, aluminium, silicon, etc, etc. Classification as a pollutant is not just to do with the identity of a substance, it is also related to its concentration, distribution, and a host of other factors.

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