Environmental Chemistry

  1. Biogeochemical Cycles
    1. The Carbon Cycle
      1. Carbon Reservoirs
        1. Atmospheric Carbon
          1. Oceanic Carbon
            1. Terrestrial Carbon
              1. Geological Carbon
              2. Carbon Fluxes
                1. Photosynthesis
                  1. Respiration
                    1. Ocean-Atmosphere Exchange
                      1. Weathering Processes
                      2. Human Impacts on the Carbon Cycle
                        1. Fossil Fuel Combustion
                          1. Deforestation
                            1. Land Use Changes
                          2. The Nitrogen Cycle
                            1. Nitrogen Fixation
                              1. Biological Fixation
                                1. Industrial Fixation
                                2. Nitrification
                                  1. Ammonia Oxidation
                                    1. Nitrite Oxidation
                                    2. Denitrification
                                      1. Anaerobic Processes
                                        1. Nitrous Oxide Production
                                        2. Anthropogenic Alterations
                                          1. Fertilizer Use
                                            1. Fossil Fuel Combustion
                                          2. The Phosphorus Cycle
                                            1. Phosphorus Sources
                                              1. Weathering of Rocks
                                                1. Anthropogenic Sources
                                                2. Phosphorus Sinks
                                                  1. Sediment Formation
                                                    1. Ocean Burial
                                                    2. Phosphorus in Soils
                                                      1. Soil-Plant Interactions
                                                        1. Phosphorus Availability
                                                        2. Phosphorus in Waters
                                                          1. Dissolved Phosphorus
                                                            1. Particulate Phosphorus
                                                          2. The Sulfur Cycle
                                                            1. Natural Sulfur Sources
                                                              1. Volcanic Emissions
                                                                1. Oceanic Emissions
                                                                  1. Biological Processes
                                                                  2. Anthropogenic Sulfur Sources
                                                                    1. Fossil Fuel Combustion
                                                                      1. Industrial Processes
                                                                      2. Sulfur Transformations
                                                                        1. Oxidation Reactions
                                                                          1. Reduction Reactions
                                                                        2. The Water Cycle
                                                                          1. Evaporation
                                                                            1. Surface Water Evaporation
                                                                              1. Soil Water Evaporation
                                                                              2. Precipitation
                                                                                1. Rain Formation
                                                                                  1. Snow Formation
                                                                                  2. Runoff
                                                                                    1. Surface Runoff
                                                                                      1. Subsurface Flow
                                                                                      2. Infiltration
                                                                                        1. Soil Water Movement
                                                                                          1. Groundwater Recharge

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