what would you do to help maintain the equilibrium in the various biogeochemical cycles explain in brief.
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In ecology and Earth science, a biogeochemical cycle or substance turnover or cycling of substances is a pathway by which a chemical substance moves through biotic (biosphere) and abiotic (lithosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere) compartments of Earth. There are biogeochemical cycles for the chemical elements calcium, carbon, hydrogen, mercury, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, selenium, and sulfur; molecular cycles for water and silica; macroscopic cycles such as the rock cycle; as well as human-induced cycles for synthetic compounds such as polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB). In some cycles there are reservoirs where a substance remains for a long period of time (such as an ocean or lake for water).
1) Biogeochemical cycles always involve the achievement of equilibrium.
2) The activities by human that are known unfriendly to environment can disrupt this balance.
3) We should avoid deforestation as trees play an important role in maintaining the balance.
4) We should avoid overuse of fertilizers. the fertilizers get washed away in the nearby water bodies disrupting the balance.
5) Avoid burning of fossil fuels as this fuels release large amount of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide thus disrupting the balance.
6) Vehicular emissions is another contributor to the disruption in balance of various cycles.
This emissions release oxides of nitrogen and carbon and other hazardous air pollutants.
So we must use better quality fuel like CNG to reduce vehicular emissions.