How did Paul J. Crutzen describe the 'Anthropocene'?
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Correct answer: C. The decisive human impact upon the earth's environment and biosphere
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The Nobel chemist Crutzen (with Eugene Stoermer, 2000) proposed the term for the epoch in which human activity became the dominant geological force.
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