VIENNA, October 8 (WNM/Nature/Ansa Heyl) - The growing use of nitrogen fertilizers in the production of food worldwide is increasing concentrations of nitrous oxide in the atmosphere-a greenhouse gas 300 times more potent than carbon dioxide and which remains in the atmosphere longer than a human lifetime. The study, which was undertaken by an international consortium of 57 scientists from 14 countries and 48 research institutions, with IIASA in a key role, was led by Auburn University, Alabama, ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...