Soil fertilizers trigger global warming!

Irani SenJun 29 2006

Do you know, fertilizers trigger disproportionate release of large amounts of carbon dioxide, contribution towards global warming?! The rainforest soil is widely polluted with phosphorus and nitrogen that come from agriculture.

climate along with animals
climate along with animals

Rainforest soils polluted with phosphorus and nitrogen from agriculture are bad news for the climate. The presence of these fertilizers in the soil could trigger the release of disproportionately large amounts of carbon dioxide.

Tropical forests contain 40 per cent of terrestrial carbon of the world. And, hence the impact on global warming is disastrous.

Via: New Scientist

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