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Agriculture replaces fossil fuels as largest human source of sulfur to the environment – EurekAlert
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 environm…
IMAGE: There are multiple forms of sulfur inputs used in agricultural systems, including
elemental sulfur and sulfate, among others.
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Credit: Illustration by K. M. Driscoll
Historically, coal-fired power plants were the largest source of reactive sulfur, a component of acid rain, to the biosphere. A new study recently publishing Aug. 10 in the journal Nature Geoscience shows that fertilizer and pesticide applications to croplands are now the most important source of sulfur to the …
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