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Comment
. 2016 Apr 12;113(15):3908-9.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1603152113.

Core Concept: Are we in the "Anthropocene"?

John Carey
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Core Concept: Are we in the "Anthropocene"?

John Carey. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
No abstract available

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Some argue that massive manmade changes to the environment, such as this oil-sands field in Northern Alberta, are indicative of a new epoch called the Anthropocene. Image courtesy of Shutterstock/Chris Kolaczan.
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Hallmarks of the Anthropocene include sharp increases in concrete, plastics, global black carbon, and plutonium (Pu) fallout (A). Other signals (B) include nitrates (NO3–), CO2, CH4, and global temperature rise. Reproduced from ref. , with permission from AAAS.
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  • Geology of mankind.
    Crutzen PJ. Crutzen PJ. Nature. 2002 Jan 3;415(6867):23. doi: 10.1038/415023a. Nature. 2002. PMID: 11780095 No abstract available.

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