Annotated Bibliography On Air Pollution

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Air pollution kills over two million people each year, study says - CNN.com. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://edition.cnn.com/2013/07/16/world/air-pollution-killing-study/
Ammonia and fertilizers - HowStuffWorks. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://science.howstuffworks.com/ammonia-info.htm
Ammonia Best Management Practices. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://ammoniabmp.colostate.edu/link%20pages/impacts%20of%20ammonia.html
BBC - Ammonia and the Haber process. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_aqa_pre_2011/chemreac/energychangesrev3.shtml
BBC - Ammonia and the Haber process. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/science/add_aqa_pre_2011/chemreac/energychangesrev3.shtml
BBC - Fertilizers.
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(n.d.). Retrieved from http://cafcp.org/node/1946
ChemGuide - Haber Process. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.chemguide.co.uk/physical/equilibria/haber.html
Chemistry - capturing nitrogen out of thin air. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://pubs.acs.org/subscribe/archive/tcaw/10/i02/html/02chemch.html
Chemistry World - Haber Process. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2012/10/haber-bosch-ruthenium-catalyst-reduce-power
Crash Course - Equilibrium. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5wNg_dKsYY
Guardian - Global population set to hit 9.7 billion people by 2050 despite fall in fertility. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/jul/29/un-world-population-prospects-the-2015-revision-9-7-billion-2050-fertility
New Health Advisor. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.newhealthadvisor.com/Normal-Ammonia-Levels.html
PR Newswire - Ammonia Global Market to 2020 - Food Security Concerns Driving Demand for Ammonia-Based Fertilizers. (n.d.). Retrieved from
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(n.d.). Retrieved from http://enterpriseinnovation.net/article/salaries-hong-kong-forecast-increase-5-percent-2015-1519775906
Smil, V. (2003). The population explosion. Nature. Retrieved from http://www.vaclavsmil.com/wp-content/uploads/docs/smil-article-1999-nature7.pdf
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