A5015105280- Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Phosphorus and nutrient management
- Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Crop Yield and Soil Fertility
- Groundwater and Isotope Geochemistry
- Economic and Environmental Valuation
- Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics
- Peatlands and Wetlands Ecology
- Environmental Policies and Emissions
- Soil and Unsaturated Flow
- Plant responses to elevated CO2
- Agricultural Economics and Policy
- Climate Change and Geoengineering
- Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
- Energy, Environment, Agriculture Analysis
- Electrostatics and Colloid Interactions
- Isotope Analysis in Ecology
- Forest ecology and management
- Mine drainage and remediation techniques
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
2015-2024
National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
1992-1995
Abstract Cropland is a main source of global nitrogen pollution 1,2 . Mitigating from croplands grand challenge because the nature non-point-source millions farms and constraints to implementing pollution-reduction measures, such as lack financial resources limited nitrogen-management knowledge farmers 3 Here we synthesize 1,521 field observations worldwide identify 11 key measures that can reduce losses air water by 30–70%, while increasing crop yield use efficiency (NUE) 10–30% 10–80%,...
Cost-benefit analysis can be used to provide guidance for emerging policy priorities in reducing nitrogen (N) pollution. This paper provides a critical and comprehensive assessment of costs benefits the various flows N on human health, ecosystems climate stability order identify major options mitigation. The social cost impacts EU27 2008 was estimated between €75–485 billion per year. A share around 60% is related emissions air. total health about 45% may reflect higher willingness pay than...
Abstract In recent decades farmers in high-income countries and China India have built up a large reserve of residual soil P cropland. This can now be used by crops, the use mineral fertilizer has recently been decreasing with even negative budgets Europe. contrast to P, much N surpluses are emitted environment via air water quantities transported aquifers long travel times (decades longer). not years; increasing efficiency utilization accumulated allowed continued increases crop yields....
A spatially explicit, two-pool soil phosphorus (P) model was used to analyze cropland P dynamics and fertilizer demand based on future crop production as projected in the shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs). The initialized with historical data inputs uptake, which governed accumulation up present day. In contrast existing scenario studies, accounts for both characteristics relevant retention changing land use. At global scale, uptake fraction of applied that is directly taken by plant...
This global spatially explicit (0.5 by 0.5 degree) analysis presents the nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) inputs, processing biogeochemical retention delivery to surface waters river export coastal seas according five shared socioeconomic pathways (SSP). Four systems are considered: (i) human system; (ii) agriculture; (iii) aquaculture; (iv) nature. Exploring changes during 1980–2015 2015–2050 SSPs shows that natural nutrient sources have been declining in past decades will continue decline...
Abstract The loss of agricultural nitrogen (N) is a leading cause global eutrophication and freshwater coastal hypoxia. Despite regulatory efforts, such as the European Union’s Nitrogen Directive, high concentrations N persist in freshwaters. Excessive leaching accumulation groundwater has created substantial reservoir travel times are orders-of-magnitude slower than those surface waters. In this study we reconstructed past projected future dynamics for four major river basins, Rhine,...
Abstract. Implementation of the Nitrates Directive (NiD) and its environmental impacts were compared for member states in northwest European Union (Ireland, United Kingdom, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Northern France Germany). The main sources data national reports third reporting period NiD (2004–2007) results MITERRA-EUROPE model. considered is fairly comparable regarding restrictions where when to apply fertilizer manure, but very different application limits N fertilization. Issues...
Historical trends and levels of nitrogen (N) budgets emissions to air water in the European Union United States are markedly different. Agro-environmental policy approaches also differ, with emphasis on voluntary or incentive-based schemes versus a more regulatory approach Union. This paper explores implications these differences for attaining long-term targets quality. Nutrient surplus problems were severe than during 1970s 1980s. The EU Nitrates National Emission Ceilings directives...
Highlights• Groundwater and surface water quality improved but with current policies targets will not be met.• Nutrient are costly for agriculture have generated net-benefits society.• More can reached a mix of national regional mitigation measures.• In certain regions, political choices to made between ecology competitive agriculture.
Most global strategies for future food security focus on sustainable intensification of production and involve increased use nitrogen fertilizer manure. The external costs current high (N) losses from agriculture in the European Union, are 0.3–1.9% gross domestic product (GDP) 2008. We explore potential extensification EU Netherlands by analysing cases scenario studies focusing reducing N inputs livestock densities. Benefits higher local biodiversity less environmental pollution therefore...
Abstract Insight into the response of cereal yields to nitrogen fertilizer is fundamental improving nutrient management and policies sustain economic crop benefits food sufficiency with minimum pollution. Here we propose a new method assess long-term (LT) regional sustainable inputs. The core novel scaled function between normalized yield total net input. was derived from 25 LT field trials for wheat, maize barley in Europe, Asia North America fitted by second-order polynomial ( R 2 = 0.82)....
Increasing amounts of nitrogen fertilizer have been used in agriculture during the last decades to boost food production for increasing global human population. The marked increase reactive use has also contributed severe pollution and multiple impacts on ecosystems' health.1Steffen W. Richardson K. Rockström J. et al.Planetary boundaries: guiding development a changing planet.Science. 2015; 347: 1259855Crossref PubMed Scopus (4108) Google Scholar Nitrogen is an important precursor air...
Abstract This paper presents EuropeAgriDB v1.0, a dataset of crop production and nitrogen (N) flows in European cropland 1961–2019. The covers 26 present-day countries, detailing the N harvests 17 categories as well inputs synthetic fertilizers, manure, symbiotic fixation, atmospheric deposition. study builds on established methods but goes beyond previous research by combining data from FAOSTAT, Eurostat, range national sources. result is detailed, complete, consistent dataset, intended...
Reactive nitrogen (N) inputs in agriculture strongly outpace the outputs at global scale due to inefficiencies cropland N use. While improvement agricultural practices and environmental legislation developed regions such as Western Europe have led a remarkable increase use efficiency since 1985, this lower requirement for reactive via synthetic fertilizers has yet occur many developing transition regions. Here, we explore future input requirements five shared socioeconomic pathways. Results...
The agricultural sector in the Netherlands is per unit of land most productive and efficient European Union (EU). However, emissions ammonia, surpluses nitrogen phosphorus, use pesticides hectare are also among highest EU. In spite successful policies farm measures to reduce this pollution, agriculture still constitutes largest environmental pressure on biodiversity. Dutch agriculture, including horticulture, contributes 14% (32 Mton CO2-eq 2016) national greenhouse gasses (GHG). These...
Abstract This paper tests the hypothesis that relocation of pig production within EU27 can reduce external costs nitrogen (N) pollution. The cost pollution by ammonia and nitrate from agriculture in European Union (EU27) 2008 was estimated at 61–215 billion € (0.5 to 1.8% GDP). Per capita it ranged more than 1000 north-west 50 Romania. average contribution 15%. Using provincial data (224 NUTS2 regions EU27), potential reduction N 14 (10% total). Regions most eligible for decreasing stock...
Human activities have increased reactive nitrogen (Nr) input to terrestrial ecosystems compared with the pre-industrial era. However, fate of such Nr remains uncertain, leading missing sink global budget. By synthesizing records burial in sediments from 303 lakes worldwide, here we show that 9.6 ± 1.1 Tg N year−1 (Tg = 1012 g) accumulated inland water 2000 2010, accounting for 3%–5% land combined natural and anthropogenic pathways. The recent flux doubles estimates, rate significantly...