Integral Nitrogen
Humans have more than doubled the annual rate of nitrogen fixation (transformation of inert atmospheric molecular nitrogen, N2, to reactive forms of nitrogen, Nr) in the past 150 years. Reactive N is now accumulating in the environment on all local and regional scales.
Nr accumulation contributes to many contemporary environmental problems, including eutrophication, ozone formation and acidification. The dossier “Global integrated nitrogen” summarizes PBL contributions to European and global studies related to the use and distribution of reactive nitrogen. This work involves the Integrated Model to Assess the Global Environment (IMAGE).
News
PBL contributes to operationalizing the Action Agenda for Nature and People
EU targets for air quality, climate and energy, for 2030; greenhouse gases down by 43% at the cost of 0.4% of household income
Micronutrients: a looming concern for Sub-Saharan agriculture
EU nature policies become more effective if they link more closely to the wide variety of people’s values
Publications
Impact of lifestyle, human diet and nutrient use efficiency in food production on eutrophication of global aquifers and surface waters
Impact of groundwater nitrogen legacy on water quality
Trends and geographic variation in adverse impacts of nitrogen use in Europe on human health, climate, and ecosystems: A review
Global regionalized characterization factors for phosphorus and nitrogen impacts on freshwater fish biodiversity
