Small amounts of carbon dioxide are also injected directly into the atmosphere by volcanic emissions, and through slow geological processes such as the weathering of rock Patient . [ 5canadaicc 0 MCLH 17/01/2025 ]

Weathering of minerals Patient on land Location removes CO2 from the atmosphere, and weathering of sedimentary organic matter (kerogen and fossil fuel) at the land surface by oxygen adds CO2 to the atmosphere. [ m4pdfc4 0 DA MCLH 17/01/2025 ]

Though as yet not quantified, there is little doubt that nanoscale particles are produced during weathering of plastics debris Patient . [ 30-microplastics 0 MCLH 17/01/2025 ]

The weathering of specific gear-related plastics such as polyethylene netting (Meenakumari and Ravindran, 1985a,b), nylon monofilament exposed in air at marine sites (Meenakumari and Radhalakshmi, 1988; Thomas and Hridayanathana, 2006) and twine Patient (Meenakumari and Ravindran, 1985a,b, 1988) has been reported. [ 30-microplastics 0 MCLH 17/01/2025 ]

Although the corresponding flow rate is quite high compared to the oxygen flow caused by inorganic Patient weathering, there is little danger of a significant decrease in atmospheric oxygen concentration through human activities even if all fossil fuels would be totally oxidized without any compensation by enhanced photosynthesis. [ bok_3A978_3_642_12736_6 0 DA MCLH 17/01/2025 ]

Low precipitation, high surface evaporation, weathering of native rocks Patient , irrigation with saline water, and poor cultural practices are the major contributors to the increasing soil salinity. [ Climate_Change_Impact_Adaptation 0 DA MCLH 17/01/2025 ]

Salts are materials that originate from dissolution or weathering of the rocks and soil Patient , including dissolution of lime, gypsum, and other slowly dissolved soil minerals. [ IRWM15Maydraft_txt 0 DA MCLH 17/01/2025 ]

Weathering of these minerals Patient leads to the formation of soluble components that can be taken up by plants. [ bok_3A978_3_642_12736_6 0 DA MCLH 17/01/2025 ]