Abstract
Ambient air composition over the earth has undergone several changes throughout history. In particular, there is evidence (Chambers, from Stern, 1976) that “the primeval gaseous environment probably contained almost no free oxygen” and that “oxygen in more recent years has accumulated as a result of photosynthetic processes utilized by early nonoxygen-dependent species.” Those early living species have either disappeared, as a consequence of these changes, or adapted.
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Zannetti, P. (1990). The Problem — Air Pollution. In: Air Pollution Modeling. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-4465-1_1
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