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Abstract

Without ammonia, there would be no inorganic fertilizer, and nearly half the world would go hungry. The Haber-Bosch process has made the most difference to survival.

Details

Title
Detonator of the population explosion
Author
Smil, Vaclav
Pages
415
Publication year
1999
Publication date
Jul 29, 1999
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
ISSN
00280836
e-ISSN
14764687
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/22672
ProQuest document ID
204470800
Copyright
Copyright Macmillan Journals Ltd. Jul 29, 1999