Author : Sarah Marie Anderson
Release : 2017
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Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in the Western United States by : Sarah Marie Anderson
Download or read book Atmospheric Nitrogen Deposition in the Western United States written by Sarah Marie Anderson. This book was released on 2017. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anthropogenic activities have greatly modified the way nitrogen moves through the atmosphere and terrestrial and aquatic environments. Excess reactive nitrogen generated through fossil fuel combustion, industrial fixation, and intensification of agriculture is not confined to anthropogenic systems but leaks into natural ecosystems with consequences including acidification, eutrophication, and biodiversity loss. A better understanding of where excess nitrogen originates and how that changes over time is crucial to identifying when, where, and to what degree environmental impacts occur. A major route into ecosystems for excess nitrogen is through atmospheric deposition. Excess nitrogen is emitted to the atmosphere where it can be transported great distances before being deposited back to the Earth's surface.
