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Impact of organic amendments on N2O production through denitrification in soil

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Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases: Scientific Understanding, Control and Implementation

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The effect of compost and/or nitrate additions on N2O emission was studied in anaerobic soil incubations. The simultaneous amendment of compost and nitrate to a loamy soil seemed to cause additive effects on N2O production. For a loamy sand, an immediate and high N2O production was observed in all treatments as long as nitrate was available. After nitrate depletion, N2O production abruptly changed into N2O consumption. An increase in soil nitrate content did not affect the N2O/N2 ratio itself but rather extended the duration of N2O production. The loamy sand produced higher amounts of N2O than the loamy soil, but it presented N2O sink activity in all test conditions.

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  1. Laboratory for Soil Fertility and Soil Biology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Kardinaal Mercierlaan 92, 3001, Heverlee, Belgium

    H. De Wever, M. Swerts, S. Mussen, R. Merckx & K. Vlassak

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  1. Energy Research and Process Innovation, TNO Institute of Environmental Sciences, Delft, The Netherlands

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  2. Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, De Bilt, The Netherlands

    A. P. M. Baede

  3. Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and Environment, The Hague, The Netherlands

    L. A. Meyer

  4. ECN Netherlands Energy Research Foundation, Petten, The Netherlands

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De Wever, H., Swerts, M., Mussen, S., Merckx, R., Vlassak, K. (2000). Impact of organic amendments on N2O production through denitrification in soil. In: van Ham, J., Baede, A.P.M., Meyer, L.A., Ybema, R. (eds) Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases: Scientific Understanding, Control and Implementation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9343-4_23

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