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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Dear all,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>a year ago we had that discussion on embodied energy
comparisons. I learned 1 kg of straw binds 2,12 kg CO2 as 1 kg of straw through
the composting process attracts 2 O.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Baubook <A href=""><FONT
face="Times New Roman">http://www.baubook.at/</FONT></A><FONT
face="Times New Roman"> </FONT> , the Austrian official organisation for
sequestion calculations uses the following value for straw: CO2
equ./kg -1,25. There is no explanation involved.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Could their figures simply refer to C and not to
CO2 or are there large differences in the sorts of straw like the weak barley
straw and the strong rye or rice straw. And if so does this also refer to
the differents sorts of wood like fir and oak and are there figures
available?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Thanks for any insights and </FONT><FONT
face=Calibri>sunny greetings from Brittany,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Calibri>Martin Oehlmann</FONT></DIV>
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