Spring Break
Measuring the emissions of a grill
Michael Le Roy
Issue date: 4/15/09 Section: News
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More than 80 students showed up to the student chapter of the American Meteorological Society's CO2 barbecue on Tuesday.
While the food was being grilled, more than $25,000 worth of meteorological equipment was used to measure the CO2 output, wind conditions and temperature of the grill.
"The public may not know how much (CO2) is being emitted by a normal barbecue," said Steve Palgutt, a senior meteorology major.
The equipment was set up by meteorology students to practice for their meteorological instruments class. The equipment took more than 45 minutes to set up.
"There is a lot of complex wiring, you can see the solar panel, wind speed direction and temperature sensor, it is somewhat complicated," said Amanda Short, a meteorology major.
"This is really a test of our instruments for the wildfire research program I have here," said Assistant Professor Craig Clements.
A cheeseburger and a cold soda were sold for $2 together to raise money for the department. The barbecue was also held to raise awareness for the department.
"We wanted people to see us on campus and know that we do exist and are a cool department," Short said.
Allison Charland, a junior meteorology major, held a sign explaining the difference between the carbon footprint of a beef burger and a veggie burger.
Charland said, from the farm to a person's mouth, a single beef burger creates 10 pounds of carbon emissions and a veggie burger creates five. According to their sign, 10 pounds of carbon output is equivalent to driving 25 miles in a Toyota Prius.
Palgutt explained that the emissions from a barbecue are not that harmful.
"It's not great, but it's not as bad as driving a car. It's very little," he said.
Associate Professor Eugene Cordero agreed.
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There is a lot of complex wiring, you can see the solar panel, wind speed direction and temperature sensor, it is somewhat complicated. It is obvious I must say. (Continued…)
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