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Soil Emission of Nitrous Oxide and its Mitigation

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Authors:
  1. David Ussiri

    1. , Prairie Research Institute, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA

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  2. Rattan Lal

    1. OARDC, Carbon Management &, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

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  • This volume which the environmental consequences of enhanced nitrous oxide emission in a multidisciplinary nature including soil science, agriculture, climate change and Oceanography
  • Easy to understand
  • Includes a chapter on slow and controlled release fertilizers

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. The Role of Nitrous Oxide on Climate Change

    • David Ussiri, Rattan Lal
    Pages 1-28

  3. Global Nitrogen Cycle

    • David Ussiri, Rattan Lal
    Pages 29-62

  4. Formation and Release of Nitrous Oxide from Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecosystems

    • David Ussiri, Rattan Lal
    Pages 63-96

  5. Nitrous Oxide Fluxes Measurement

    • David Ussiri, Rattan Lal
    Pages 97-129

  6. Global Sources of Nitrous Oxide

    • David Ussiri, Rattan Lal
    Pages 131-175

  7. Land Use and Land Management Effects on Nitrous Oxide Fluxes

    • David Ussiri, Rattan Lal
    Pages 177-212

  8. Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Rice Fields

    • David Ussiri, Rattan Lal
    Pages 213-242

  9. Nitrous Oxide Sources and Mitigation Strategies

    • David Ussiri, Rattan Lal
    Pages 243-275

  10. Mitigation Options for Livestock and Pasture Lands

    • David Ussiri, Rattan Lal
    Pages 277-313

  11. The Role of Fertilizer Management in Mitigating Nitrous Oxide Emissions

    • David Ussiri, Rattan Lal
    Pages 315-346

  12. Conclusions: Towards Managing Agricultural Soils for Mitigating Nitrous Oxide Emissions

    • David Ussiri, Rattan Lal
    Pages 347-367

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 369-378
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Nitrous oxide gas is a long-lived relatively active greenhouse gas (GHG) with an atmospheric lifetime of approximately 120 years, and heat trapping effects about 310 times more powerful than carbon dioxide per molecule basis. It contributes about 6% of observed global warming. Nitrous oxide is not only a potent GHG, but it also plays a significant role in the depletion of stratospheric ozone. This book describes the anthropogenic sources of N2O with major emphasis on agricultural activities. It summarizes an overview of global cycling of N and the role of nitrous oxide on global warming and ozone depletion, and then focus on major source, soil borne nitrous oxide emissions. The spatial-temporal variation of soil nitrous oxide fluxes and underlying biogeochemical processes are described, as well as approaches to quantify fluxes of N2O from soils. Mitigation strategies to reduce the emissions, especially from agricultural soils, and fertilizer nitrogen sources are described in detail in the latter part of the book.

Authors and Affiliations

  • , Prairie Research Institute, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, USA

    David Ussiri

  • OARDC, Carbon Management &, Ohio State University, Columbus, USA

    Rattan Lal

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