Carbon-Nitrogen-Sulfur Human Interference in Grand Biospheric Cycles
ica, I considered myself an old hand: when I started to study the environment of the North Bohemian region in 1963, the ecosystemic changes and health effects result ing from extremely high concentrations and deposition of sulfurous and nitrogenous air pollutants and particulate matter could not be...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1985, 1985
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1985 |
| Series: | Modern Perspectives in Energy
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1: Energy and the Environment
- 1.1. Fossil-Fueled Civilization
- 1.2. Ranking the Cycles
- 2: Carbon
- 2.1. Carbon and Biota
- 2.2. Fossil Fuel Combustion
- 2.3. Atmospheric CO2
- 2.4. Concerns and Uncertainties
- 2.5. Controlling CO2
- 3: Nitrogen
- 3.1. Complexities of the Nitrogen Cycle
- 3.2. Fertilization
- 3.3. Nitrogen from Combustion
- 3.4. Anthropogenic Nitrogen in the Environment
- 3.5. Controls and Management Choices
- 4: Sulfur
- 4.1. The Sulfur Cycle
- 4.2. Sulfur in the Atmosphere
- 4.3. Acid Deposition
- 4.4. Effects
- 4.5. Management Options
- 5: Lessons, Outlooks, Consequences
- 5.1. Climatic Change and the Biosphere
- 5.2. Nitrogen’s Essentiality and Losses
- 5.3. Causes and Costs of Acidification
- 5.4. The Choices
- Postscript
- References