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Paul J Crutzen

Paul J. Crutzen received the Nobel Prize in chemistry in 1995.

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Can We Survive the “Anthropocene” Period?

Paul J Crutzen Series: Science and Society

2009-06-05

For the past three centuries, humans’ effects on the global environment have escalated. The consequences are numerous and profound: acid precipitation, photochemical “smog,” and global warming being the most widely acknowledged - but that's just the start.... read

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Can We Survive the “Anthropocene” Period?

Paul J Crutzen Series: Science and Society

2009-06-05

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Can We Survive the “Anthropocene” Period?

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