biogenic
adjective
bio·gen·ic
ˌbī-ō-ˈje-nik 
variants
or less commonly biogenous
: produced by living organisms
biogenic methane formation
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According to Mondo, the construction of a track using biogenic calcium carbonate offsets the emissions of a Euro 4 diesel vehicle driving 60,000 kilometers.
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Jorge Garay, WIRED, 30 July 2024
Mondo says that building an athletics track with biogenic carbonate offsets the emissions of a Euro 4 diesel car traveling over 37,000 miles and keeps waste out of landfills.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 July 2024
But biogenic methane, the greenhouse gas emitted by livestock, has a greater warming effect but for a shorter period of time.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
According to the property, the thermal plankton are a biogenic treasure and harbor a wealth of natural minerals like sulfur, potassium, and magnesium.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2023
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Jorge Garay, WIRED, 30 July 2024
Mondo says that building an athletics track with biogenic carbonate offsets the emissions of a Euro 4 diesel car traveling over 37,000 miles and keeps waste out of landfills.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 July 2024
But biogenic methane, the greenhouse gas emitted by livestock, has a greater warming effect but for a shorter period of time.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 28 May 2024
According to the property, the thermal plankton are a biogenic treasure and harbor a wealth of natural minerals like sulfur, potassium, and magnesium.
—Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2023
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biogenic
adjective
bio·gen·ic
-ˈjen-ik
: produced by living organisms
biogenic amine metabolism in depressed patients—D. L. Murphy
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