Costs and benefits of nitrogen for europe and implications for mitigation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 3571-3579

  Van Grinsven, Hans J M ^a   Holland, Mike ^b   Jacobsen, Brian H ^c   Klimont, Zbigniew ^d   Sutton, Mark A ^e   Jaap Willems, W ^a  

^a PBL NETHERLANDS ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^b Ecometrics Research and Consulting   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

^e CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT; COSTS AND BENEFITS; ENVIRONMENTAL COSTS; GOTHENBURG PROTOCOLS; NITROGEN POLLUTION; PROVIDE GUIDANCES; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEMS; HEALTH; NITROGEN; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE;

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; NITROGEN; POLLUTION CONTROL; POLLUTION POLICY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECOSYSTEM; EUROPE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; LAW;

AIR POLLUTION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EUROPE; EUROPEAN UNION; FERTILIZERS; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; NITROGEN;

EUROPE;

EID: 84876235709     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es303804g     Document Type: Article

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