Global projections for anthropogenic reactive nitrogen emissions to the atmosphere: An assessment of scenarios in the scientific literature

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 359-369

  Van Vuuren, Detlef P ^a,b   Bouwman, Lex F ^a,b   Smith, Steven J ^c   Dentener, Frank ^d  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; LITERATURE REVIEW; NITROGEN; POWER GENERATION; RESEARCH WORK; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80053238848     PISSN: 18773435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cosust.2011.08.014     Document Type: Review

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