NITROGEN POLLUTION: Sources and Consequences in the U.S. Northeast

Authors

Charles T. Driscoll, Syracuse University
David Whitall, Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
John D. Aber, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow
Elizabeth Boyer, State University of New York, Syracuse
Mark Castro, University of Maryland
Christopher Cronan, University of Maine
Christine L. Goodale, Woods Hole Research Center
Peter Groffman, Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Charles Hopkinson, Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole
Kathleen Lambert, Hubbard Brook Research Foundation
Gregory Lawrence, US Geological Survey
Scott V. Ollinger, University of New Hampshire, DurhamFollow

Abstract

In the past century, human activity has doubled the global rate at which reactive nitrogen is produced, greatly increasing nitrogen pollution in the environment. This article investigates this phenomenon in the northeastern United States, describing the region's largest sources of nitrogen pollution, the problems it causes, and the policy options that could reduce its production and diminish its effects.

Department

Earth Systems Research Center

Publication Date

3-30-2010

Journal Title

Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00139150309604553

Document Type

Article

Recommended Citation

Driscoll, C., D. Whitall, J. Aber, B. Boyer, M. Castro, C. Cronan, C. Goodale, P. Groffman, C. Hopkinson, K. Lambert, G. Lawrence and S. Ollinger. 2003. Nitrogen pollution: sources and consequences in the northeastern United States. Environment 47(7): 8-22.