UN Report Recognizes Nitrogen Pollution as Threat
The annual Frontiers report 2019published by the United Nations (UN) on March 4, has included a chapter on nitrogen pollution in its latest edition.
It is a sign that pollution caused by the reactive forms of nitrogen is now being recognised as a grave environmental concern on a global level.
Key Findings
Sharp increase in levels of reactive nitrogen : The report, released by the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi, highlights that “growing demand on the livestock, agriculture, transport, industry and energy sector has led to a sharp growth of the levels of reactive nitrogen — ammonia, nitrate, nitric ....
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