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Rising carbon dioxide levels affect nutrients in crops, study says
2014-05-08 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The increased concentration of carbon dioxide that comes with climate change could mean some basic food plants will carry lower concentrations of iron and zinc -- and deficiencies of those nutrients are already a "substantial global public health problem," scientists reported Wednesday. The edible portions of many of the key crops for human nutrition have decreased nutritional value when compared with the same plants grown at the present ambient [carbon dioxide]. - Study published in the journal...
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