Air Pollution and Weather Interaction in East Asia
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science
P ublished online May 2017 .
Article. Subjects: Environmental Science; Biomes and Habitats; Pollution and Threats to the Environment (Social Science); Earth Sciences and Geography. 9986 words.
Air pollution is one of the grand environmental challenges in developing countries, especially those with high population density like China. High concentrations of primary and secondary...
Arid Environments
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science
P ublished online November 2016 .
Article. Subjects: Biomes and Habitats; Pollution and Threats to the Environment (Social Science); Earth Sciences and Geography. 12002 words.
Arid environments cover about one third of the Earth’s surface, comprising the most extensive of the terrestrial biomes. Deserts show considerable individual variation in climate,...
Causes of Soil Salinization, Sodification, and Alkalinization
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science
P ublished online September 2017 .
Article. Subjects: Pollution and Threats to the Environment (Social Science); Earth Sciences and Geography; Agriculture and Farming. 10003 words.
Driving forces for natural soil salinity and alkalinity are climate, rock weathering, ion exchange, and mineral equilibria reactions that ultimately control the chemical composition of soil...
Global-Scale Impact of Human Nitrogen Fixation on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science
P ublished online April 2017 .
Article. Subjects: Pollution and Threats to the Environment (Social Science); Earth Sciences and Geography; Environmental Chemistry. 30582 words.
Human activities have rapidly accelerated global nitrogen (N) cycling since the late 19th century. This acceleration has manifold impacts on ecosystem N and carbon (C) cycles, and thus on...
Nutrient Pollution and Wastewater Treatment Systems
in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Environmental Science
P ublished online April 2017 .
Article. Subjects: Pollution and Threats to the Environment (Social Science); Earth Sciences and Geography; Environmental Science, Engineering, and Technology. 11796 words.
Since the industrial revolution, societies across the globe have observed significant urbanization and population growth. Newer technologies, industries, and manufacturing plants have...
