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Do Trees Make Oxygen?

Through a process called photosynthesis, leaves pull in carbon dioxide and water and use the energy of the sun to convert this into chemical compounds such as sugars that feed the tree. But as a by-product of that chemical reaction oxygen is produced and released by the tree. How much oxygen can a tree produce? …

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Do Trees Clean Air?

Trees help clean our air. Global forests removed about one-third of fossil fuel emissions annually from 1990 to 2007. Trees remove pollution from the atmosphere, improving air quality and human health. In Los Angeles, trees remove nearly 2,000 tons of air pollution each year. How do tree clean the air we breathe? “Trees remove carbon …

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