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May 14, 2008
Rainforests maintain delicate atmospheric balance
Although tropical rainforests release huge amounts of volatile organic compounds into the atmosphere, the negative impacts of these emissions are less harmful than previously thought – at least in pristine environments. So say chemists in Germany who have measured that the cleaning capacity of the natural, tropical atmosphere is much higher than expected. The results show that forests maintain a delicate balance with their atmospheric environment – something that could be threatened as air pollution increases.
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