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Soils and air pollution

Soils and air pollution part 1

Air pollution is a major factor in global change but one pollutant people are less familiar with is atmospheric nitrogen deposition. Nitrogen is an important soil nutrient but it can be a pollutant too.

Watch part 1 of this interview with Professor Bill Bowman from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Were you aware that nitrogen can be a pollutant?

Post your comments on this page. Part 2 of the video is in the next step.

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