Human acceleration of the nitrogen cycle : managing risks and uncertainty /

This publication examines the risks associated with the release of excessive nitrogen into the environment (climate change, depletion of the ozone layer, air pollution, water pollution, loss of biodiversity, deterioration of soil quality). The report also examines the uncertainty associated with the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : IWA Publishing, [2018]
Colección:OECD report series
Temas:
Nitrogen cycle.
Nitrogen.
Cycle de l'azote.
Azote.
Water supply & treatment.
Pollution & threats to the environment.
NATURE > Ecology.
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Wilderness.
SCIENCE > Environmental Science.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Ecology.
Nitrogen
Nitrogen cycle
Environment and Ecology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword
  • Executive summary
  • Why does nitrogen matter?
  • Proposed approach to address nitrogen pollution
  • Examples of impact-pathway analysis and its translation into policy-making
  • The unintended consequences on the nitrogen cycle of conservation practises in agriculture
  • Criteria to guide nitrogen policy making
  • An assessment of the effectiveness, efficiency and feasibility of nitrogen policy instruments
  • Basic facts on nitrogen.

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