Study finds global rivers and streams emitting 3x IPCC estimates of the GHG N2O
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 22, 2010
It is produced via a microbial process called denitrification, which converts nitrogen to nitrous oxide and an inert gas called dinitrogen. Much of this nitrogen is transported into river and stream networks where it may be converted to nitrous oxide, a potent greenhouse gas, via the activity of microbes.
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