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Crop Production >> Fertilizers
Synthetic fertilizers – produced using fossil fuel – have helped increase crop yields enormously, and are credited with making possible the global population boom during the 20th century. But, farm runoff of excess nitrates and phosphates from fertilizers has caused dead zones in bodies of water all over the world.
Recommended resources on this topic: Reports & Other Documents
Current World Fertilizer Trends and Outlook to 2011/12 Food and Agriculture Organization, February 2008.
Anthropogenically enhanced fluxes of water and carbon from the Mississippi River P. Raymond, et al. Nature; Jan. 24, 2008.
Dead in the water Environmental Working Group; April 10, 2006.
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Peer-reviewed Journal Articles
Impact of intensive agricultural practices on drinking water quality in the EVROS Region (NE Greece) by GIS analysis C. Nikolaidis, et al. Environ Monit Assess, August 2008.
Transformation of the nitrogen cycle: recent trends, questions, and potential solutions J.N. Galloway, et al. Science, May 2008.
When Does Nitrate Become a Risk for Humans? Powlson, et al. J Environ Qual, March-April 2008.
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Relevant Organizations
The Fertilizer Institute (trade association) IFDC International center for soil fertility and agricultural development.
International Fertilizer Industry Association ... more
Additional Tools & Resources
Economic Research Service (USDA) U.S. Fertilizer Use and Price (data sets)
Feeding the World, Poisoning the Planet Baltimore Sun; five-part series on nitrogen, September 2000.
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service Soils & Compost.
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