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Download PDF The urea versus ammonium nitrate debate has always been a fiery one and strongly divides opinions. Proposed government measures to deal with greenhouse gas emissions has added fuel to the fire. CPM reports. Losing N to the air can be reduced with inhibited urea over straight urea. By Lucy de la Pasture The new Agriculture Bill and the associated Clean Air Strategy announced earlier this year may be languishing in Westminster while Brexit dominates proceedings, but once it resumes its passage through Parliament the implications to farming may be rapid. Air pollution has become a hot topic, not just because of the effects on the climate but its effect on human health. Ammonia reacts with nitrous oxide and sulphur dioxide in the atmosphere to form particulate matter which can significantly impact human health, causing respiratory disease. For a hard-pressed NHS, it’s a real problem and in Oct it released a report which pointed the finger at air pollution for being responsible for 40,000 avoidable deaths each year. One of the main objectives in Defra’s draft Clean Air Strategy is to reduce the emissions of ammonia (NH3) and agriculture is responsible for 88% of the total in the…
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