Ammonia emissions from the agriculture sector in Argentina; 2000–2012

• Published in: Atmospheric environment (1994) Vol. 178; pp. 293 - 304
• Main Authors: Castesana, Paula S., Dawidowski, Laura E., Finster, Laura, Gómez, Darío R., Taboada, Miguel A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2018
• Subjects: agricultural wastes; air quality; ammonia; Ammonia emission inventory; animal manure management; Argentina; atmospheric chemistry; beef cattle; biomass; burning; cattle production; Changes in agro-technology; climate; corn; cropland; crops; diet; economic sectors; emissions; excretion; feedlots; inventories; issues and policy; livestock farming; Manure related activities; mineral fertilizers; Nitrogen fertilizer use; pastures; prices; savannas; South America; soybeans; time series analysis; urea; wheat; Argentina; South America; Nitrogen fertilizer use; Ammonia emission inventory; Manure related activities; Changes in agro-technology

Agriculture is one of the key economic sectors in Argentina and, in the last decades, the increase in prices and competitiveness of some grains has imposed important changes. In this process, crop cultivation occupied significant extensions of land areas previously dedicated to livestock farming, wh...