Of the nine gigatons of carbon released into the atmosphere by human activity how much is taken up by ocean sediments? how much is taken up by net terrestrial uptake? what is the surplus of carbon in the atom as a result of human activities per year?

26% is taken up by ocean sediment. 26% taken by net terrestrial uptake and Human activities, especially conventional farming activities and burning fossil carbon as fuel, have disturbed the carbon cycle's balance, leading to more carbon dioxide being released into the atmosphere than is being taken up by plants

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AFOKE88 AFOKE88 · Answer 2 · 2021-12-04T00:08:23+01:00

The amount of carbon taken up by ocean sediments , terrestrial uptake and the surplus are;

- Ocean sediments; 30%

- Terrestrial uptake; 25%

- Surplus; 45%

The process described above in simple terms is basically the process of capturing and storing atmospheric carbon dioxide. This process is known as carbon sequestration.

In carbon sequestration, the amount of carbon stored in reservoirs called oceanic sink is usually more than the amount in the atmosphere.

Now, out of the carbon emitted to the atmosphere by human activities, it has been discovered that about 30% is taken up by the oceans, 25% is incorporated into terrestrial ecosystems and 45% remains in the atmosphere.

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