NitroEurope - or NEU for short - is a project for integrated European research into the nitrogen cycle. NitroEurope is part of the EU's Sixth Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development, and will run for 5 years from February 2006 until 2011.
Article "Fixing the Global Nitrogen Problem" in Scientific American, Feb 2010
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Fixing the Global Nitrogen Problem
Humanity depends on nitrogen to fertilize croplands, but growing global use is damaging the environment and threatening human health. How can we chart a more sustainable path?
By Alan R. Townsend and Robert W. Howarth
seee http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fixing-the-global-nitrogen-problem for the full story.
