Integrated Modeling of U.S. Agricultural Soil Emissions of Reactive Nitrogen and Associated Impacts on Air Pollution, Health, and Climate

dc.citation.firstpage9265en_US
dc.citation.issueNumber13en_US
dc.citation.journalTitleEnvironmental Science & Technologyen_US
dc.citation.lastpage9276en_US
dc.citation.volumeNumber56en_US
dc.contributor.authorLuo, Linaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRan, Limeien_US
dc.contributor.authorRasool, Quazi Z.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCohan, Daniel S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-08-03T14:56:53Zen_US
dc.date.available2022-08-03T14:56:53Zen_US
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.description.abstractAgricultural soils are leading sources of reactive nitrogen (Nr) species including nitrogen oxides (NOx), ammonia (NH3), and nitrous oxide (N2O). The propensity of NOx and NH3 to generate ozone and fine particulate matter and associated impacts on health are highly variable, whereas the climate impacts of long-lived N2O are independent of emission timing and location. However, these impacts have rarely been compared on a spatially resolved monetized basis. In this study, we update the nitrogen scheme in an agroecosystem model to simulate the Nr emissions from fertilized soils across the contiguous United States. We then apply a reduced-form air pollution health effect model to assess air quality impacts from NOx and NH3 and a social cost of N2O to assess the climate impacts. Assuming an $8.2 million value of a statistical life and a $13,100/ton social cost of N2O, the air quality impacts are a factor of ∼7 to 15 times as large as the climate impacts in heavily populated coastal regions, whereas the ratios are closer to 2.5 in sparsely populated regions. Our results show that air pollution, health, and climate should be considered jointly in future assessments of how farming practices affect Nr emissions.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLuo, Lina, Ran, Limei, Rasool, Quazi Z., et al.. "Integrated Modeling of U.S. Agricultural Soil Emissions of Reactive Nitrogen and Associated Impacts on Air Pollution, Health, and Climate." <i>Environmental Science & Technology,</i> 56, no. 13 (2022) American Chemical Society: 9265-9276. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c08660.en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.1c08660en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/112938en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Chemical Societyen_US
dc.rightsThis is an author's peer-reviewed final manuscript, as accepted by the publisher. The published article is copyrighted by the American Chemical Society.en_US
dc.titleIntegrated Modeling of U.S. Agricultural Soil Emissions of Reactive Nitrogen and Associated Impacts on Air Pollution, Health, and Climateen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.type.dcmiTexten_US
dc.type.publicationpost-printen_US
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