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Carbon Dioxide (CO ) Emissions of Concrete

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e<strong>CO</strong> 2 from <strong>Concrete</strong> Constituents (2)<br />

Aggregates<br />

• AAggregates hhave a very low l embodied b di d <strong>CO</strong> 2<br />

compared to Portland cement and contribute<br />

only 3% to the total for reinforced concrete concrete.<br />

• Transportation <strong>of</strong> the aggregate to the batching<br />

plant l t and d to t site it accounts t for f most t <strong>CO</strong> 2<br />

emission.

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