The Mass of Human-Made Materials Now Equals the Planet's Biomass, Weizmann Institute Finds
The Mass of Human-Made Materials Now Equals the Planetâs Biomass, Weizmann Institute Finds We are doubling the mass of the anthropogenic part of the world every 20 years â and the curve is not flattening Weizmann Institute of Science Newswise — The mass of all human-produced materials – concrete, steel, plastics, asphalt, etc. – has now grown to equal the mass of all life on the planet, its biomass. According to a new study from the Weizmann Institute of Science, we are exactly at the crossover point, and humans are currently adding buildings, roads, vehicles, and products at ...
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