Addressing the "Nitrogen Cascade": Incessant Cycling of Reactive Nitrogen in Environment
Thursday, May 15, 2008 - 13:28
in Earth & Climate
The problem of excessive reactive nitrogen in the environment is little-known beyond a growing circle of environmental scientists who study how the element cycles through the environment and negatively alters local and global ecosystems and potentially harms human health. Two new papers by leading environmental scientists bring the problem to the forefront in the May 16 issue of the journal Science.