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Chapter 27: The Future of the Biosphere


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Chapter 27: The Future of the Biosphere

p. 546: grain amaranths, lysine, winged bean

p. 547: Green Revolution, no-till agriculture, hydroponics, Spirulina

p. 548: Chernobyl, uranium dioxide, fossil fuels, uranium ore

p. 549: greenhouse effect, global warming

p. 550: plastics, chlorinated hydrocarbons, biological magnification

p. 551: scrubbers

p. 552: ozone, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), stratosphere

p. 554: environmental scientists, applied science

p. 555: topsoil, tilling, groundwater, aquifers, contour farming (terracing)

p. 556: biodiversity, conservation biology, megareserves, rosy periwinkle, vinblastine, vincristine

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