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Cow farts collected in plastic tank for global warming study
By Rupert Neate
Last Updated: 3:29PM BST 09/07/2008
Scientists are examining cow farts and burps in a novel bid to combat global warming.
REUTERS
Argentine scientists are strapping plastic tanks to the backs of cows
Experts said the slow digestive system of cows makes them a key producer of methane, a potent greenhouse gas that gets far less public attention than carbon dioxide.
In a bid to understand the impact of the wind produced by cows on global warming, scientists collected gas from their stomachs in plastic tanks attached to their backs.
The Argentine researchers discovered methane from cows accounts for more than 30 per cent of the country's total greenhouse emissions.
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