Gases of both industrial and natural processes both define and directly effect the environment we inhabit. Tony Wheatley discusses this ever-evolving environment.
The human body is capable of surviving partly submerged in water for periods of time and seems naturally suited to living on dry land is critically dependant on the life sustaining properties of air.
This life sustaining environment is often evolving and the subject of much awareness-raising concern. Gases of both industrial and natural processes both define and directly effect the properties of the environment we live in. This includes the atmospheric, aqueous and terrestrial ‘environment’.
The atmospheric environment
All living organisms take in oxygen during respiration, which is then converted to heat and carbon dioxide. The oxygen we breathe allows us to extract the energy that our bodies need to function, from the food we eat. The oxygen content of the atmosphere is naturally replenished by growing plants that, through photosynthesis, take in sunlight and carbon dioxide to produce the substances they need to grow and thrive – while producing oxygen as a by-product.
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