[Thematic Report] Ammonia Pollution

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[Thematic Report] Ammonia Pollution
by Ishitwa - \| 18-04-2020 23:30 0
Chemicals play an important role in contaminating the atmosphere or soil of the earth with toxic amount of concentrations. They act as foreign elements tat may cause disequilibrium of the resources of nature. Air pollution or the contamination of air may be polluted by what is known as Primary air Pollutants, that are direct result or consequence of the process causing pollution. These pollutants are released into the troposphere. Some primary pollutants include, oxides of nitrogen, halogen compounds, carbon monoxide, etc. we will discuss about one such chemical compound that causes pollution known as ammonia. Ammonia or NH₃ is a chemical compound of nitrogen and hydrogen. The colourless compound is prominently used for a fertiliser, cleaner, fermentation, an antimicrobial agent for food products, etc. however ammonia pollution can affect in several negative ways. It is a major pollution source of nitrogen and it’s oxides. Nitrogen accumulation thus affects species composition in the biodiversity by spreading of soil pollution, acidification, and increasing susceptibly of plants to frost, pathogens etc. Grasslands and forests are highly susceptible to ammonia pollution. Ammonia also affects freshwater ecosystems through direct agricultural run-off and also has toxic effects on aquatic animals that often have thin and permeable skin surfaces. Ammonia vapours can be threatening to livestock as well. Dairy, swine and poultry livestock producers are affected through it. Ammonia’s impact in Asian regions have been significantly noted.Farming practices in Southern Asia often consume a huge amount of nitrogen fertilisers. It has been noted that the region consumes more than half of the global synthetic nitrogen fertilizer and was the dominant region for livestock waste production since 2004. Excessive nitrogen in the atmosphere implies excessive ammonia in the atmosphere, resulting in severe air and water pollution in this region. [1] Due to the region being highly populated, ammonia production is high in relation to high agricultural and animal product demand. Ammonia is an important substances that can be held responsible for the formation of another toxic compound called aerosol in the atmosphere and has caused severe air pollution in East and South Asia. Ammonia is thus a harmful chemical substance. While a small amount of ammonia occurs in the environment through natural processes, most of it is human made and toxic as it does not get used up in the natural phenomenon of nitrogen cycle. Sources: [1] https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/2017GH000098 https://www.mda.state.mn.us/ecological-effects-ammonia

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Manisha Pokhrel says :
Nice report!

Regards,
Manisha
Posted 02-05-2020 20:25

Dibya Bhatta says :
Hello,
Its me Dibya Bhatta from Nepal,Currently living in South Korea for my research Internship.
It was really nice reading your report!
keep writing and shining!! :)
If you have any queries related to this internship, You can find me on twitter as :
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stay safe from coronavirus!
keep working for mother earth to hand it to future generations!
Green cheers!

Posted 27-04-2020 10:30

Susmita Adhikari says :
Thanks for sharing
Posted 23-04-2020 00:44

Sang Su Mentor says :
Hi Ishitwa, this is a mentor Sang Su Lee.

Thank you for introducing detrimental aspects of ammonia. I did not know that the substance used as a fertilizer can harm plants as well! As you mentioned in your passage, nature really loves balance. Excess should be disfavored for it.

P.S. 'Chemicals play an important role in contaminating the atmosphere or soil of the earth with toxic amount of concentrations' I guess this is generalization. Some chemicals play important role.

Cheers!
Posted 23-04-2020 00:44

Sonika Pariyar

Sonika Pariyar says :
Hello Ishitwa!!

Thanks for sharing!
Although ammonia is major source of nitrogen for growth and development of plants.
Ammonia accumulated in soil can cause negative impacts like brunt leaves , blackened root and even death.

Hope to get more from you!!

GREEN CHEERS!!

Regards,
Sonika!

Posted 21-04-2020 12:33

Taehyun Mentor says :
Hello Ishitwa, this is mentor Taehyun!

Thank you for the report about ammonia pollution! Ammonia is a good source of nitrogen which is essential to the plant's growth. So, many farmers use ammonia for the fertilizer, but excess usage of this ammonia made soil to become polluted. Your report summarized the influences of ammonia really well! It was very insightful!

Thank you for the report!

Green cheers!
Posted 20-04-2020 22:08

Bal krishna Pandey says :
Hello Ishitwa,
i hope you are staying safe
thank you for your report about ammonia pollution.
It is one of the major management problem in animal production too.
green cheers

Posted 20-04-2020 16:32

Heemani Singh says :
Thanks for sharing.
Posted 20-04-2020 12:24

Asmita Bhusal says :
Hello Ishitwa,
As an agriculture student what I can relate is its use in fertilizer. Along with its good result in plant growth, we must be well known about its bad impacts on environment also.
Thank you so much for sharing.
Green regards,
Asmita
Posted 20-04-2020 00:20

Prabha Bhusal says :
Thank you for sharing
Regards
Prabha
Posted 19-04-2020 20:11

Meena Pandey says :
Hello Ishwita!!

I hope you are fine and doing great.
Ammonia in soil is accumulated as the application of the synthetic fertilizer increase.
Excessive Nitrogen in the atmosphere implies for excess nitrogen.

Keep writing and shining.

Hope to know more from you in coming days.

Warm regards,
Meena

GREEN CHEERS
Posted 19-04-2020 17:33