Biodegradation and Chinese lanterns

We love the environment, and so do our Chinese lanterns, which is why they happily biodegrade once they fall to earth having mostly burnt out whilst in flight. As we fancy ourselves as great scientific minds (or something similar), we thought we’d give you, our beloved reader, a small lesson in this wondrous process, to help you appreciate just how greatly important it is for the world we live in. Here it comes…
• The term “Biodegradation” refers to the chemical breakdown of a material by the physiological environment.
• There are two ways organic material can be degraded- either with (aerobically) or without (anaerobically) oxygen.
• Biodegradation can be measured in a number of ways, including how much carbon dioxide or methane the microbes involved in the process are producing.
• Some materials naturally have a great ability to biodegrade at a surprisingly speedy rate- even better for the environment, and also accumulate in create a huge range of compounds which can be used in all sorts of scientific creations.
All this is extremely fascinating, we’re sure you’ll agree, and definitely takes away the worry of potential waste caused by using Chinese lanterns.
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