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Unprecedented levels of nitrogen could pose risks to Earth's environment

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2017-09-06

Human production of fixed nitrogen, used mostly to fertilize crops, now accounts for about half of the total fixed nitrogen added to the Earth both on land and in the oceans, according to a new study by researchers at North Carolina State University and Duke University.

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https://phys.org/news/2017-09-unprecedented-nitrogen-pose-earth-environment.html