Atmospheric nitrogen compounds - Issues related to agricultural systems

Environment International

Volumn 29, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 181-187

  Davison, Alan W ^a   Cape, J Neil ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abatement policy; Atmospheric pollution; HNO3; NHy; NO2; NOx; PAN

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERICS; ECOSYSTEMS; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; PUBLIC POLICY;

ATMOSPHERIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

NITROGEN;

ORGANONITROGEN DERIVATIVE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; POLLUTION CONTROL;

AGROECOSYSTEM; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; NITROGEN CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN DEPOSITION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RURAL AREA; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION;

EID: 0037410386     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(02)00178-2     Document Type: Review

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