Agricultural Ammonia Emission and Mitigation Effects
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Biosphere/Hydrosphere/Land–Atmosphere Interactions".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 June 2022) | Viewed by 12922
Special Issue Editors
Interests: atmospheric environment; wet and dry deposition; nitrogen cycling; ammonia emission reduction
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Interests: nitrogen budget; nitrogen pollution mitigation; food security; cost and benefit of nitrogen use and loss; nitrogen policy
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Following concerns surrounding atmospheric fine particle (PM2.5, particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter smaller than 2.5 μm) pollution, the role of ammonia (NH3) emission mitigation in reducing PM2.5 formation has attracted increasing attention worldwide. NH3 is a major alkaline gas in the atmosphere and can react with sulfuric acid and nitrate acid, the oxidized products of sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), and form secondary PM2.5 as ammonium sulfate and ammonium nitrate. Ammonia is mainly emitted from agricultural cropland and livestock manure, with a small proportion being from non-agricultural emission. Therefore, it is extremely important to identify NH3 emission and mitigation potentials, from both agricultural and non-agricultural sources, in order to meet the stricter future PM2.5 environmental thresholds (e.g., 10-25 μg/m3).
Considering this scientific background, the open-access journal Atmosphere is hosting a Special Issue to showcase the most recent findings related to agricultural ammonia emission, mitigation techniques from fertilized croplands and livestock farms, and effects of ammonia mitigation on PM2.5 reduction. This Special Issue is, of course, an appropriate venue for papers that deal with social–economic and health benefits of PM2.5 pollution improvement induced by NH3 mitigation and other associated resource reuse activities. Furthermore, this Special Issue aims to showcase the most successful case studies on regional NH3 mitigation actions in the globe.
Original results from field experiments and controlled investigations, models, and review papers in relation to NH3 emission, mitigation, and PM2.5 pollution reduction are all welcome contributions. Authors are also encouraged to write a viewpoint paper on future requirements on agricultural nitrogen management and NH3 mitigation by 2050 or 2100.
Prof. Dr. Xuejun Liu
Dr. Baojing Gu
Dr. Lin Zhang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- ammonia emission
- ammonia mitigation
- PM2.5 pollution
- air quality improvement
- agricultural nitrogen management
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