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Speculate as to the liklehood that the environmental revolution would result in no environmental problems. Is it possible for organisms to not produce waste? When is waste a problem? Think about nutrient cycling and when problems are created in a nutrient cycle.

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Organisms and the effect of their wastes are explored.

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Even with the advent of massive campaigns of different environmental programs espoused by environmental revolution, environmental problems would still become inevitable.
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