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How does biomass reduce pollution?


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Biomass role in pollution:

  1. Biomass is the fuel developed from organic matter waste of living organisms like plant waste, animal waste, forest waste, and municipal waste.
  2. The use of biomass energy has the potential to greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  3. Biomass reduces pollution as it is a clean fuel, which burns without smoke and does not cause air pollution.
  4. Biomass energy can decrease methane emissions which are given off by anaerobically decaying plant material.
  5. It is infinitely renewable if the resources are managed sustainably.

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