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Carbon Dioxide
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Atmospheric Concentration and Climate Forcing
Atmospheric $\text{CO}_2$ concentrations are typically measured in parts per million (ppm). Pre-industrial concentrations stabilized around $280 \text{ ppm}$. Modern measurements show concentrations exceeding $420 \text{ ppm}$, reflecting anthropogenic emissions primarily from the combustion of fossil fuels and [cement production](/entries/cement-product… -
Hydrocarbon
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Industrial Sources and Extraction
The vast majority of commercially utilized hydrocarbons originate from fossil fuel reserves: crude oil, natural gas, and coal.
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Hydrogen Sulfide
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Geothermally active regions release $\text{H}_2\text{S}$ dissolved in volcanic gases and hot springs. Deep-sea hydrothermal vents are major oceanic sources, where circulating seawater reacts with subsurface rock, stripping metals and sulfur compounds from the crustal material before expulsion at high temperatures [4, 5]. …
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Plastics
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Historical Context and Polymerization
The initial discovery leading to the modern plastics industry is often attributed to Alexander Parkes in 1862 with the invention of Parkesine, a cellulose nitrate compound. However, the first truly synthetic plastic, Bakelite (a phenol-formaldehyde resin), was developed by Leo Baekeland in 1907, marking the transition to materials entirely derived from [fossil fuel](/entries/fossil…