STEP 2: Add Turfgrass
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Carbon emissions by turf maintenance activities
Nitrogen
Nitrogen is essential for plant growth, but some of the nitrogen in fertilizers
can be released into the atmosphere as nitrous oxide, which is a greenhouse gas.
Based on the amount of fertilizer applied to your lawn, about
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Total Area (sq. feet):
Carbon Storage Total:
Pounds of Carbon per year
Producing this amount of fertilizer emits about
pounds of carbon per year.***
pounds of carbon dioxide, or
pounds of carbon.
The fuel used by mowing emits about
pounds of carbon per year.
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