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The world total population according to the UN in July 2010 was

6,895,889,000.
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The 3*/ esti4ate the total population in July 2011 to 5e 6,928,198,256
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The world population is predicted to reach 9 5illion 5y 2092 8ollowing the UN:s
4ediu4 prediction, or as early as 2062 8ollowing their high prediction
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The a7erage o#ygen re=uire4ent 8or a hu4an is 0.89 )g day$1 >60?)g yr$1@.
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The total car5on se=uestered in ste4, 5ar), 5ranches and roots in a
Eucalyptus grandis x urophylla was ?.6, 9.9 and 19.2 tonnes ha
$1
yr
$1
8or
producti7ity classes low, 4ediu4 and high resprecti7ely.
,lantation trees nu45er 1,111 trees ha
$1
>6 4etre spacings@.
(tape, J.0., &in)ley, %. and Ayan, C.<. >2009@ "ucalyptus production and the
supply, use and e88iciency o8 use o8 water, light and nitrogen across a
geographic gradient in &raEil. -orest "cology and Canage4ent, 196 >1$2@,
pp.1?F61 GonlineH. /7aila5le at http!!www.sciencedirect.co4 >/ccessed 6
(epte45er 2010@.
(o this a4ounts to 6.8, 8.9, 12.8 )g car5on se=uestered tree
$1
yr
$1
.r 25.0, 62.?, 9?.0 )g 3.
2
tree
$1
yr
$1
There8ore 1 tonne o8 3.
2
can 5e a5sor5ed 5y 90, 60.6 or 21.6 plantation
trees.
The net release o8 o#ygen >.
2
@ I net 3 se=uestration >)g yr$1@ J 62!12
I 18.2, 26.8, 69.2 )g .
2
tree
$1
yr
$1
(o one hu4an re=uires 16.9, 12.9, 9.0 trees to supply the o#ygen they
re=uire.
>60?!18.2@ >26.8!18.2@ >69.2!18.2@
*ncidentally in K+hat is the potential 8or reducing at4ospheric 3.2 le7els
through solar$desalinated irrigated 7egetation o8 the (ahara and /ra5ian
desertsLM the nu45er o8 trees that could 5e planted o7er 8.9 4illion )4
2
would
5e 0.96629 trillion.
966,290,000,000 trees
1?.0
22.2
62.0
&illion tonnes .2 yr$1. "nough to supply the o#ygen 8or 55, ?2 or 109 5illion
people.

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