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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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Modeling impacts of fertilization alternatives on nitrous oxide and nitric oxide emissions from conventional vegetable fields in southeastern China

TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors used a unique dataset from a four-year measurement study of an intensively managed conventional vegetable field in southeastern China, and tested a process-based biogeochemical model, denitrificationdecomposition (DNDC), for its applicability for quantifying the impact of fertilizer management practices on emissions of N trace gases from vegetable production.
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A new model to assess the environmental impact and sustainability of energy systems

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed a novel sustainability assessment methodology for energy systems using life-cycle emission factors and sustainability indicators and examined the global warming and environmental impact dimensions of the assessment methodology in detail.
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Inhibition by free nitrous acid (FNA) and the electron competition of nitrite in nitrous oxide (N2O) reduction during hydrogenotrophic denitrification.

TL;DR: Investigation of the effects of nitrite, pH and FNA on N2O production and reduction in a hydrogenotrophic denitrification process showed thatN2O reduction rate decreased under both conditions of low pH and presence of nitrites, which would exert synergetic inhibition on N 2O reduction.
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Nitrogen Fertilizer Management in Dryland Wheat Cropping Systems.

TL;DR: The results showed that at-planting N fertilizer application of 90 kg N ha−1 has significantly increased GY, GP and NUP, and for all six site-years, topdress N fertilizer applied at flowering did not improve wheat GY and GP values compared to at- planting fertilizer alone.
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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.

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