[USCC] Greenhouse Gases

[Katherine E Kurtz]

Hello Ron,
I am currently working on a study looking at N2O emissions from different fertilizers and amendments. Unfortunately I don't have results to share with you yet. I'll keep you posted though. In the mean time, you might want to check out the following articles:

B.C. Ball, Crichton, & Horgan. 2008. Dynamics of upward and downward N2O and CO2 fluxes in ploughed or no-tilled soils in relation to water-filled pore space, compaction and crop presence. Soil & Tillage Research.

Enzo Favoino and Dominic Hogg. 2008. The potential role of compost in reducing greenhouse gases. Waste Management & Research.

Life Cycle Inventory and Life Cycle Assessment for Windrow Composting Systems
Recycled Organics Unit, The University of New South Wales
Copyright © Department of Environment and Conservation NSW September 2006

Kate Kurtz
University of Washington






On Mon, 6 Apr 2009, alexassoc at earthlink.net wrote:

> Hello Compost World,
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> I was  wondering if anyone out there was familiar with any research which
> has studied ammonia-based fertilizer usage and its potential for creating
> nitrous oxide (a powerful greenhouse gas)? Any direction would be
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> Thanks,
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> Ron
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> Ron Alexander
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