Carbon-removing sand and method and process for design, manufacture, and utilization of the same

A method for quantifying carbon sequestration derived from dissolution of carbon-removing sand, comprising:

• a. obtaining (i) one or more measurements from at least one sensor or (ii) one or more readings from at least one instrument:
• b. validating or updating one or more models for determining or predicting transport of said carbon-removing sand, dissolution of said carbon-removing sand, carbon sequestration resulting from said carbon-removing sand, or one or more chemical fluxes associated with the dissolution of said carbon-removing sand in a target environment based on said one or more measurements or said readings;
• c. using said one or more models to determine or predict an amount of carbon dioxide removal, wherein said one or more models generates at least a spatial-temporal atmospheric carbon dioxide removal amount of a total project, wherein said one or more models comprise a model of sand transport, sand dissolution, carbon sequestration or chemical fluxes;
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• d. subtracting project emissions ascertained by a project-specific life-cycle analysis from a gross atmospheric carbon dioxide drawdown to calculate a net atmospheric carbon dioxide drawdown.