Tropospheric Ozone in the Anthropocene: Are We Creating a Toxic Atmosphere?
Jack Fishman explains how elevated ozone levels damage plants, affecting crop yields.
Factors among ozone levels include, precipitation and temperature. Further studies found that yields present a consistent function depending on the ozone concentrations. Laboratory simulations suggest that the findings of the yield decline are a trend, which is projected to continue into the future.
Published on Feb 19, 2014:Â Talk of Jack Fishman Saint Louis University, USA at the Anthropocene Symposium, Mainz, 2 December 2013. The scientific symposium has been organized by the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in celebration of the 80th birthday of Paul Crutzen, winner of the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1995.
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