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Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human source of sulfur in the environment – EurekAlert
New research identifies fertilizer and pesticide applications to croplands as the largest source of sulfur in the environment — up to 10 times higher than the peak sulfur load seen in the second half of the 20th century, during the days of acid rain.
IMAGE: An agricultural field is sprayed with fertilizer or pesticides.
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A new paper out today in Nature Geoscience identifies fertilizer and pesticide applications to croplands as the largest source of sulfur in the environment–up to 10 times higher than the peak sulfur load seen in the second half of the 20th century, during the days of acid rain.
As a result, University of Colorado Boulder researchers recommend greatly expanded monitoring of sulfu…
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