Abstract
Reactive nitrogen compounds play a key role both in air
pollution and its multiple effects and as greenhouse gas. The
well-known interferences of environmental nitrogen pertain to
their behavior in general, but also affect their release to the
atmosphere and any measures to control such a release.
Considerable interest exists in the scientific literature compiled
here to investigate such interferences, with a focus on cobenefits.
Cost considerations are essential information for
policy purposes, and costs can be divided among
environmental targets if co-benefits of measures can be
identified. Recent scientific work demonstrates that abatement
of nitrogen compounds (especially ammonia and nitrogen
oxides) is decisive for cost-efficient reduction of the effects of
air pollution, like the impacts of nitrogen deposition on
ecosystems or its contribution to formation of secondary ozone
and particulate matter and associated health effects. Likewise,
such results show that cost efficient abatement of greenhouse
gases also needs to include mitigation of nitrous oxide
emissions.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 438-445 |
Seitenumfang | 8 |
Fachzeitschrift | Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability |
Issue | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - 2011 |
Research Field
- Ehemaliges Research Field - Innovation Systems and Policy