Global implications of the nitrogen cycle
By: edited by Trelita de Sousa
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Newcastle upon Tyne
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781527556768; 9781527555136
Subjects: Nitrogen cycle; Nitrogen; Environmental aspects; Nature; Effect of human beings on; Cycle de l'azote; Azote; Aspect de l'environnement; Homme; Influence sur la nature
Description: Nitrogen constitutes 78% of the Earth's atmosphere and inevitably occupies a predominant role in marine and terrestrial nutrient biogeochemistry and the global climate. Callous human activities, like the excessive industrial nitrogen fixation and the incessant burning of fossil fuels, have caused a massive acceleration of the nitrogen cycle, which has, in turn, led to an increasing trend in eutrophication, smog formation, acid rain, and emission of nitrous oxide, which is a potent greenhouse gas, 300 times more powerful in warming the Earth's atmosphere than carbon dioxide.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.