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Problem
Pollution by fertilizers
Broader Problems:
Nitrogen compounds as water pollutants
Air pollution from agricultural land use
Excessive reliance on mineral fertilizers
Effluent runoff from agricultural land use
Aggravates:
Nitrates as pollutants
Silicates as pollutants
Phosphates as pollutants
Metal contamination of soil
Nitrogen overdosage of plants
Chemical contamination of water
Increase in nitrous oxides in the atmosphere
Strategies:
Decreasing atmospheric nitrous oxide concentrations
Subject(s):
Industry
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Chemical products
Societal Problems
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Pollution
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
E: Emanations of other problems
Date of last update
04.10.2020 – 22:48 CEST