anthropogenic source

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anthropogenic
adjective
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/ˌæn.θrə.pəˈdʒen.ɪk/us
/ˌæn.θrə.pəˈdʒen.ɪk/
caused by humans or ...
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noun[C]
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/sɔːs/us
/sɔːrs/
the place something comes from or starts at, or the cause ...
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Exhaust from internal combustion engines (mainly automobiles and trucks, as well as marine vessels in coastal waters) is a major internalanthropogenicsource.
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Leached agricultural inputs, i.e. fertilizers and manures, accounts for 75% of theanthropogenicsourceof nitrogen.
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This makes sense, for if there are no people, there are no anthropogenic sources of pollution.
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Their major anthropogenic sources include the combustion of fossil fuels in electricity generation, certain chemical and industrial processes, home heating, and car traffic.
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It opens with a full treatment of the biological role of the elements - chemical aspects of uptake and response - and their natural and anthropogenic sources in eight chapters.
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Some of those outside the circle of professional scientists may not immediately recognise what anthropogenic sources are.
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The natural sources of methane include animals, wetlands and marine flora while the anthropogenic sources include the burning of fossil fuels, landfill emissions, waste water and sludge treatment.
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Land-use change, together with use of fossil fuels, are the major anthropogenic sources of carbon dioxide, a dominant greenhouse gas.
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Anthropogenic sources of nutrients into waterways have increased substantially causing eutrophication especially in coastal systems.
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The planet's unstable condition is caused by many anthropogenic sources.
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Anthropogenic sources are responsible for 30% of all emissions, while natural sources are only responsible for 10% and re-emission accounts for the other 60%.
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Anthropogenic sources are responsible for many of the contaminants in stormwater runoff in urban areas.
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Many other natural and anthropogenic sources create low amplitude waves commonly referred to as ambient vibrations.
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The gas comes in part from anthropogenic sources, but is principally from large naturally occurring geologic formations of.
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Some of the anthropogenic sources of modification have been put in place to halt erosion or prevent harbors from filling up with sediment.
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While re-emission accounts for the largest proportion of emissions it is likely that the mercury emitted from these sources originally came from anthropogenic sources.
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Motor vehicle exhaust, industrial emissions, and chemical solvents are the major anthropogenic sources of these chemicals.
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Anthropogenic sources of nitrogen are 50% greater than from natural sources, such as, soils and oceans.
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These anthropogenic sources include motor vehicles, which contribute metals, antifreeze or coolants, and petroleum hydrocarbons from brake pads and leaking fluids.
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Cetaceans (dolphins, whales and porpoises) are often faced with the challenge of hearing strange sounds in environments with noise from both natural and anthropogenic sources.
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