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Surely this would result in the high temperatures of the mantle burning the waste; the air pollution associated with this must make this a poor option for waste
by BTinfinity 9y ago
Surely this would result in the high temperatures of the mantle burning the waste; the air pollution associated with this must make this a poor option for waste disposal.
- mbrumlow 9y agoFrom my understanding when things burn hot enough -- which I think the mantel burns hot enough -- this sort of thing is not that big of an issue. Also, I am not entirely sure this would raise the temperatures of something so massive. In any case it would probably become the "global mantel worming" debate.
- mbrumlow 9y agoNoo! Not the worming! I meant to type warming. Again, no posting before coffee next time! Although a worming might be fun. Trimmers anybody?
- TylerE 9y agoDon't get much air pollution through 50 miles of rock.
- njarboe 9y agoThis statement is not strictly true but in context correct. Any volcanic eruption is full of really nasty gasses like carbon monoxide, sulfur, chlorine, and even fluorine, to name just a few. This comes from the content of the earth already (well, all the garbage comes from the earth originally also). But like you implied, adding the tiny amount of garbage generated by humans to the mix to an entire crustal column of rock would have insignificant impact on what comes out on top.