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01.03.2017 | Perspective

Nitrogen footprints: Regional realities and options to reduce nitrogen loss to the environment

verfasst von: Hideaki Shibata, James N. Galloway, Allison M. Leach, Lia R. Cattaneo, Laura Cattell Noll, Jan Willem Erisman, Baojing Gu, Xia Liang, Kentaro Hayashi, Lin Ma, Tommy Dalgaard, Morten Graversgaard, Deli Chen, Keisuke Nansai, Junko Shindo, Kazuyo Matsubae, Azusa Oita, Ming-Chien Su, Shin-Ichiro Mishima, Albert Bleeker

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Abstract

Nitrogen (N) management presents a sustainability dilemma: N is strongly linked to energy and food production, but excess reactive N causes environmental pollution. The N footprint is an indicator that quantifies reactive N losses to the environment from consumption and production of food and the use of energy. The average per capita N footprint (calculated using the N-Calculator methodology) of ten countries varies from 15 to 47 kg N capita−1 year−1. The major cause of the difference is the protein consumption rates and food production N losses. The food sector dominates all countries’ N footprints. Global connections via trade significantly affect the N footprint in countries that rely on imported foods and feeds. The authors present N footprint reduction strategies (e.g., improve N use efficiency, increase N recycling, reduce food waste, shift dietary choices) and identify knowledge gaps (e.g., the N footprint from nonfood goods and soil N process).
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Metadaten
Titel
Nitrogen footprints: Regional realities and options to reduce nitrogen loss to the environment
verfasst von
Hideaki Shibata
James N. Galloway
Allison M. Leach
Lia R. Cattaneo
Laura Cattell Noll
Jan Willem Erisman
Baojing Gu
Xia Liang
Kentaro Hayashi
Lin Ma
Tommy Dalgaard
Morten Graversgaard
Deli Chen
Keisuke Nansai
Junko Shindo
Kazuyo Matsubae
Azusa Oita
Ming-Chien Su
Shin-Ichiro Mishima
Albert Bleeker
Publikationsdatum
01.03.2017
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Ambio / Ausgabe 2/2017
Print ISSN: 0044-7447
Elektronische ISSN: 1654-7209
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-016-0815-4

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