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Nitrous Oxide (N2O): The Dominant Ozone-Depleting Substance Emitted in the 21st Century

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In this paper, the ozone depletion potential-weighted anthropogenic emissions of N2O with those of other ozone-depleting substances were compared, and it was shown that N 2O emission currently is the single most important ozone-destroying emission and is expected to remain the largest throughout the 21st century.
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By comparing the ozone depletion potential-weighted anthropogenic emissions of N2O with those of other ozone-depleting substances, we show that N2O emission currently is the single most important ozone-depleting emission and is expected to remain the largest throughout the 21st century. N2O is unregulated by the Montreal Protocol. Limiting future N2O emissions would enhance the recovery of the ozone layer from its depleted state and would also reduce the anthropogenic forcing of the climate system, representing a win-win for both ozone and climate.

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Short-term responses of denitrification to chlorothalonil in riparian sediments: Process, mechanism and implication

TL;DR: In this paper, the short-term effects of chlorothalonil (CTN, a common pesticide) on microbial denitrification were explored in riparian sediments at three levels.
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Assessment of Nitrogen and Oxygen Isotopic Fractionation During Nitrification and Its Expression in the Marine Environment

TL;DR: This chapter describes methods for determining kinetic isotope effects involved with ammonia oxidation and nitrite oxidation, the two independent steps in the nitrification process, and their expression in the marine environment.
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Warmer and drier conditions alter the nitrifier and denitrifier communities and reduce N2O emissions in fertilized vegetable soils

TL;DR: In this paper, the interactive effects of a simulated warmer and drier climate on (de)nitrifier communities and N2O emissions in a vegetable soil were determined using real-time-PCR and sequencing.
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Night and day: short‐term variation in nitrogen chemistry and nitrous oxide emissions from streams

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated diel variability in emissions of N2O and the magnitude of short-term variability in N solutes across 10 streams and found that the diel variation in N 2O fluxes varied on average 2.3-fold over diel cycles.
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Climate change 2007: the physical science basis

TL;DR: The first volume of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report as mentioned in this paper was published in 2007 and covers several topics including the extensive range of observations now available for the atmosphere and surface, changes in sea level, assesses the paleoclimatic perspective, climate change causes both natural and anthropogenic, and climate models for projections of global climate.
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The influence of nitrogen oxides on the atmospheric ozone content

TL;DR: In this paper, the probable importance of NO and NO2 in controlling the ozone concentrations and production rates in the stratosphere is pointed out and some processes which may lead to production of nitric acid are discussed.

Climate change 2007: Mitigation. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Summary for Policymakers.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a collection of essays by Terry Barker, Igor Bashmakov, Lenny Bernstein, Jean Bogner, Peter Bosch, Rutu Dave, Ogunlade Davidson, Brian Fisher, Michael Grubb, Sujata Gupta, Kirsten Halsnaes, BertJan Heij, Boubacarraoui, Shigeki Kobayashi, Mark Levine, Daniel Martino, Omar Masera Cerutti, Bert Metz, Leo Meyer, Gert-Jan Nabuurs, Adil Najam
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