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Biomass Burning: Its History, Use, and Distribution and Its Impact on Environmental Quality and Global Climate

Joel S. Levine
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The history of fire, emissions to the atmosphere from biomass burning, transport and photochemistry in the smoke plumes, environmental impacts, and environmental impacts are discussed in this paper.
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This chapter contains sections titled: The History of Fire, Emissions to the Atmosphere from Biomass Burning, Transport and Photochemistry in the Smoke Plumes, Environmental Impacts

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