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Contrary to many other pollutants, which at least in the developed countries have undergone a considerable decrease in emission, nitrogen compounds are as a whole still on an uprising trend. These include nitrogen oxides as well as ammonia.

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Prinz, B. (2000). The Impact of Nitrogen Compounds — A Problem of Growing Concern. In: Yunus, M., Singh, N., de Kok, L.J. (eds) Environmental Stress: Indication, Mitigation and Eco-conservation. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9532-2_10

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