What Action by Humans Has Most Accelerated the Phosphorus Cycle

question 27

Multiple Choice

What action by humans has most accelerated the phosphorus cycle?

• A) Using cleaning agents that contain phosphorus compounds
• B) Clear cutting forests
• C) Mining phosphorus for fertilizer
• D) Ocean acidification that has increased the proportion of phosphorus bound to sediments

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