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This analysis of the sources, abundance, and fate of gaseous atmospheric pollutants has considered three families of compounds - sulfurous, nitrogenous, and organic; and two inorganic carbon compounds - carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. With the exception of CO/sub 2/, we have followed similar patterns in our analyses of these materials and have produced rather detailed analyses. The presentation of CO/sub 2/ is only a brief review of the current state of thinking. This analysis has included estimates of annual world-wide emissions of pollutants: SO/sub 2/, H/sub 2/S, CO, NO/sub 2/, NH/sub 3/, and organics. The magnitudes of the natural emanations of a variety of materials have also been considered although we must admit that the means of estimating these emissions are very crude because so little study has been made of emissions from other than urban air pollution sources.
This research was in response to increasing greenhouse gases in the troposphere. The discussion of a climate crisis and unrelenting warming was discussed since Keeling's measurements of CO2 in 1960.
Keeling accurately measures CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere and detects an annual rise. => CO2 greenhouse The level is 315 ppm. Mean global temperature (five-year average) is 13.9°C.
Scientists expected the USA government to take heed and avert any chance of chronic heating of Earth due to high greenhouse gases (GHG). When that didn't occur, Robinson and Robbins addressed a detailed study to the petroleum industry. The industry itself completely disregarded the warning and continued it's drilling and pollution.
