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The legacy of carbon dioxide : past and present impacts / Paul J. Karol.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Karol, Paul J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Atmospheric carbon dioxide.
- Atmospheric chemistry.
- Geochemistry.
- Carbon dioxide.
- Carbon--Isotopes.
- Carbon.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 235 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2019]
- Contents:
- Preface
- Starting elements
- Early earth and our solar system
- Discovery
- Structure
- Radiocarbon and its dioxide
- The air today
- Ye olde aire
- Proxies
- Fire
- Carbon dioxide and water
- Going with the flow
- Carbonates : the enduring legacy
- Volcanoes
- Photosynthesis
- Respiration and metabolism
- Weathering
- Carbon dioxide and ice-overs
- Food and drink
- Fossil fuels
- Isotope stories
- Appendix : on a piece of chalk.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9780367191344
- 0367191342
- 9780367190804
- 036719080X
- OCLC:
- 1079867428
- Publisher Number:
- 99981092278
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