Biology
Scientific paper
Sep 1983
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1983p%26ss...31.1065m&link_type=abstract
(European Geophysical Society, Meeting on the Structure of the Upper and Middle Atmosphere, Leeds, England, Aug. 23-27, 1982) Pl
Biology
Activity (Biology), Air Pollution, Atmospheric Composition, Biogeochemistry, Man Environment Interactions, Agriculture, Carbon, Fossil Fuels, Nitrogen, Sulfur
Scientific paper
The variability of atmospheric constituents influenced by biological organisms over various time scales is examined, together with the human contribution to atmospheric sulfur. The biogeochemistry of nitrogen is discussed, with an emphasis on N2O, NO, and microbially mediated reactions in soil and water. Carbon species are bound up mainly in sediments and the deep ocean, but human activities involving combustion may cause a doubling of the atmospheric levels of CO2 in the near future, which could produce a general low-level atmospheric warming. Longer term measurements are required to assess the effects of CH4 augmentation in the atmosphere through fuel combustion. Coal burning effectively doubles the amount of SO2 produced by natural sources, and reduces the pH of rainwater, thus posing hazards to fish, plankton, and mollusc life.
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