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anthropogenic

[ an-thruh-puh-jen-ik ]

adjective

  1. caused or produced by humans:

    anthropogenic air pollution.



anthropogenic

/ ˌæθəəʊˈɛɪ /

adjective

  1. relating to anthropogenesis
  2. created by people or caused by human activity

    anthropogenic pollution

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

anthropogenic

/ ă′tə-ə-ĕĭ /

  1. Caused or influenced by humans. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide is that portion of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is produced directly by human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels, rather than by such processes as respiration and decay.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of anthropogenic1

First recorded in 1885–90; anthropo- + -genic
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“Less sea ice in the future will likely also mean an expanding anthropogenic footprint in the Arctic,” Johnson said.

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Lower concentrations of anthropogenic aerosols in the atmosphere, especially due to stricter regulations on marine fuel, are likely a contributing factor.

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Carbon dioxide is one of the chief anthropogenic greenhouse gases that contributes to climate change; the others are methane, water vapor, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases.

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Conversely, anthropogenic soundscapes, like traffic or aircraft noise, are hypothesized to have negative effects on human health and wellbeing in a variety of ways.

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"Our findings reveal a critical threshold for anthropogenic CO2 emission, beyond which crop yield starts to decrease significantly," said Misra.

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