anthropogenic

[an-thruh-puh-jen-ik]

adjective

1. caused or produced by humans.

   anthropogenic air pollution.

anthropogenic

/ ˌænθrəpəʊˈdʒɛnɪk /

adjective

1. relating to anthropogenesis

2. created by people or caused by human activity

   anthropogenic pollution

anthropogenic

1. Caused or influenced by humans. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide is that portion of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere that is produced directly by human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels, rather than by such processes as respiration and decay.

Word History and Origins

Origin of anthropogenic¹

First recorded in 1885–90; anthropo- + -genic

Example Sentences

The metaphor is frequently invoked to explain the reluctance or unwillingness to notice or do anything about pollution or anthropogenic climate change.

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Definitively linking longer fire seasons to anthropogenic climate change, as this paper does, is “a study I’ve been hoping someone would do for a long time,” he said.

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"I've been involved in award-winning sustainability projects for 25 years, and I've never seen such nonsense as the anthropogenic global warming hoax," he said.

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“Less sea ice in the future will likely also mean an expanding anthropogenic footprint in the Arctic,” Johnson said.

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Lower concentrations of anthropogenic aerosols in the atmosphere, especially due to stricter regulations on marine fuel, are likely a contributing factor.

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