Flowers' Fragrance Diminished by Air Pollution

Created May 6th, 2008 by kbajgier

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Air pollution from power plants and automobiles is destroying the fragrance of flowers and thereby inhibiting the ability of pollinating insects to follow scent trails to their source

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