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[tlc]

Anthropogenic

effects or processes are those that are derived from human activities, as opposed to effects or processes that occur in the natural environment without human influences.

The term is often used in the context of environmental externalities in the form of chemical or biological wastes that are produced as by-products of otherwise purposeful human activities.

Anthropogenic sources include industry, agriculture, mining, transportation, construction, and habitations.

[sortagreen]

...and you have a citation on that CO2 thing... other than Ronald Reagan I mean?

Perhaps I should be clearer on this anthropogenic thing:

anthropogenic
a. pertaining to the effect of human beings on the natural world.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthropogenic
Anthropogenic effects or processes are those that are derived from human activities, as opposed to effects or processes that occur in the natural environment without human influences.

The term is often used in the context of environmental externalities in the form of chemical or biological wastes that are produced as by-products of otherwise purposeful human activities.

Anthropogenic sources include industry, agriculture, mining, transportation, construction, and habitations.



http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=anthropogenic+&x=41&y=19

an-thro-po-gen-ic Pronunciation Key - [an-thruh-puh-jen-ik] Pronunciation Key -

–adjective caused or produced by humans: anthropogenic air pollution.


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[Origin: 1885–90; anthropo- + -genic]


kind of self explanatory when you look at it... "anthropo" which means of or pertaining to man I think, and genus, usually used to denote class or origin... though perhaps not in your school system.

Basically though ... it means man-made.