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You are a consultant hired to evaluate an afforestation geoengineering project with the goal of reducing atmospheric CO2 by 1.0 x 1012 kg/year. Use the Redfield ratio given above for the potential forests and assume that all biomass consists of N and P in fertilizer and C from CO2.

a. How many kg of P would be required annually to fertilize this effort?

b. Pick an agricultural fertilizer and list its primary ingredients. How many kg of this fertilizer would be required annually for this geoengineering project?

c. What is the approximate total mass of P mined for fertilizer every year? How does this project

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