Showing posts with label acid rain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label acid rain. Show all posts

Monday, August 10, 2020

Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human source of sulfur to the environment

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Historically, coal-fired power plants were the largest source of reactive sulfur, a component of acid rain, to the biosphere. A new study shows that fertilizer and pesticide applications to croplands are now the most important source of sulfur to the environment. Details here.

BC firefighters face critical days as dry fuels and winds increase fire risks

Canada’s National Observer The Brunswick Creek wildfire consumes trees on a mountainside, in Boston Bar, BC, on Thursday, July 9, 2026. File...