Detonator of the population explosion

Vaclav Smil
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Vaclav Smil: University of Manitoba

Nature, 1999, vol. 400, issue 6743, 415-415

Abstract: Abstract Without ammonia, there would be no inorganic fertilizers, and nearly half the world would go hungry. Of all the century's technological marvels, the Haber-Bosch process has made the most difference to our survival.

Date: 1999
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