Nitrogen Overload: Environmental Degradation, Ramifications, and Economic Costs

Nitrogen Overload: Environmental Degradation, Ramifications, and Economic Costs
ISBN-10
1119513960
ISBN-13
9781119513964
Category
Science
Pages
272
Language
English
Published
2020-06-16
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Author
Brian G. Katz

Description

An integrated approach to understanding and mitigating the problem of excess nitrogen Human activities generate large amounts of excess nitrogen, which has dramatically altered the nitrogen cycle. Reactive forms of nitrogen, especially nitrate and ammonia, are particularly detrimental. Given the magnitude of the problem, there is an urgent need for information on reactive nitrogen and its effective management. Nitrogen Overload: Environmental Degradation, Ramifications, and Economic Costs presents an integrated, multidisciplinary review of alterations to the nitrogen cycle over the past century and the wide-ranging consequences of nitrogen-based pollution, especially to aquatic ecosystems and human health.

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