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Sulfur Cycle

Sulfur Cycle. By Kam Leung Isabelle Lindberg Johara Alangari. Sulfur is the tenth most abundant element in the universe It is a brittle, yellow, tasteless, and odorless non-metallic element.

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Sulfur Cycle

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  1. Sulfur Cycle By Kam Leung Isabelle Lindberg JoharaAlangari

  2. Sulfur is the tenth most abundant element in the universe • It is a brittle, yellow, tasteless, and odorless non-metallic element. • Sulfur is found in all living organisms as a constituent of some proteins, vitamins, and hormones • The majority of the Earth's sulfur is stored underground in rocks and minerals, including as sulfate salts buried deep within ocean sediments. Sulfur overview

  3. Releases through volcanic eruption or weathering of rocks • Sulfur comes in contact with air and converting it into Sulfate • The sulfate is taken up by plants and microorganisms and is converted into organic forms such as proteins and vitamins • As the organism gets eaten it moves up the food chain Sulfur cycle Interaction with life

  4. Sulfur gets released in to the atmosphere from natural sources • Sulfur eventually settles back into the Earth or comes down within rainfall. A continuous loss of sulfur from terrestrial ecosystem runoff occurs through drainage into lakes and streams, and eventually oceans. • Some of the sulfur falls the depths of the oceans combining with iron to form ferrous sulfide which is responsible for the black color of most marine sediments. Sulfur cycle in the Atmosphere

  5. Sulfur is one of the processes that allow natural weathering and other natural processes • Sulfur cycle does not allow acid rains because it regulates the amount of sulfur present in the atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere • Sulfur acid forms sulfuric acid smog when mixes with water vapor Effects of Sulfur cycle on nature

  6. Since the Industrial Revolution, human activities have contributed to the amount of sulfur that enters the atmosphere • Emissions from these activities, along with nitrogen emissions, react with other chemicals in the atmosphere to produce tiny particles of sulfate salts which fall as acid rain • However, as particles and tiny airborne droplets, sulfur also acts as a regulator of global climate The Human effect

  7. Sulfur cycle summary

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