The urban forest in Mount Auburn Cemetery Sample Plots provides benefits that include carbon storage and sequestration , and air pollutant removal . To estimate the relative value of these benefits , tree benefits were compared to estimates of average municipal carbon emissions , average passenger automobile emissions , and average household emissions . See Appendix I for methodology .
Carbon storage is equivalent to :
• Amount of carbon emitted in Mount Auburn Cemetery Sample Plots in 1 days
• Annual carbon ( C ) emissions from 577 automobiles
• Annual C emissions from 237 single-family houses
Carbon monoxide removal is equivalent to :
• Annual carbon monoxide emissions from 0 automobiles
• Annual carbon monoxide emissions from 0 single-family houses
Nitrogen dioxide removal is equivalent to :
• Annual nitrogen dioxide emissions from 12 automobiles
• Annual nitrogen dioxide emissions from 5 single-family houses
Sulfur dioxide removal is equivalent to :
• Annual sulfur dioxide emissions from 56 automobiles
• Annual sulfur dioxide emissions from 0 single-family houses
Annual carbon sequestration is equivalent to :
• Amount of carbon emitted in Mount Auburn Cemetery Sample Plots in 0.0 days
• Annual C emissions from 0 automobiles
• Annual C emissions from 0 single-family houses
I-Tree Report of Ecosystem Analysis at Mount Auburn Cemetery Insert to the Climate Action and Sustainability Plan
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