{"id":28939,"date":"2018-10-24T15:50:55","date_gmt":"2018-10-24T10:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=28939"},"modified":"2018-10-24T15:50:55","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T10:20:55","slug":"nitrogen-emissions-going-up-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nitrogen-emissions-going-up-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Nitrogen emissions going up: Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Nitrogen emissions going up: Study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><u>News:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>According to the \u2018Indian Nitrogen Assessment\u2019 nitrogen emissions in India has been increasing steadily.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><u>Important Facts:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>The \u2018Indian Nitrogen Assessment\u2019 is the first ever quantitative assessment of reactive nitrogen in the Indian environment.<\/li>\n<li>According the study, nitrogen particles constitute the largest fraction of PM2.5<\/li>\n<li>5 is a class of pollutant which is largely linked to cardiovascular and respiratory illness<\/li>\n<li><u>Major contributors to nitrogen emissions (in 2010)<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Agriculture: Largest contributor<\/li>\n<li>Burning of crop residues: 240 million kg of nitrogen oxides (NO<sub>x<\/sub>) and 7 million kg of nitrous oxide (N<sub>2<\/sub>O) annually<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Note: NOx a generic term for the nitrogen oxides that is most relevant for air pollution, namely nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Agricultural soil: 70% of total N<sub>2<\/sub>O emissions from India; major source- chemical fertilizers: 77% of total emissions from agriculture. Majority of chemical fertilizer used in cereal production, mainly rice and wheat:<\/li>\n<li>Wastewater 12%<\/li>\n<li>Residential and commercial activities: 6%<\/li>\n<li>Poultry industry: 0.415 tonnes in 2016<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-922 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/currentaffairs.forumias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/nitro.png?resize=325%2C359\" alt=\"\" width=\"325\" height=\"359\" \/><\/p>\n<ol start=\"6\">\n<li><u>Trend:<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>NO<sub>x<\/sub> emissions grew 52% from 1991 to 2001 and 69% from 2001 to 2011<\/li>\n<li>The annual growth rate of NO<sub>x <\/sub>emissions from coal and diesel: 6.5%<\/li>\n<li>Annual emissions from sewage and fossil fuel burning increasing rapidly<\/li>\n<li>NO<sub>x<\/sub> emissions will surpass ammonia emissions and reach 8.8 tonnes by 2055<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"7\">\n<li><u>Ammonia emissions:<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>India is the biggest source of ammonia emission<\/li>\n<li>80% from cattle; however growth rate is slow at 1% due to stable cattle population<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"8\">\n<li><u>Suggestions:<\/u><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Nutrient recovery and recycling from wastewater for agriculture. This is expected to decrease emissions from sewage up to 40%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nitrogen emissions going up: Study News: According to the \u2018Indian Nitrogen Assessment\u2019 nitrogen emissions in India has been increasing steadily. Important Facts: The \u2018Indian Nitrogen Assessment\u2019 is the first ever quantitative assessment of reactive nitrogen in the Indian environment. 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