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Nitrogen Cycling Dynamics: Investigating Volatilization and its Interplay with N2 Fixation
Summary
This paper reviews the nitrogen cycle in agricultural systems, focusing on how nitrogen moves between the atmosphere, soil, and water through biological and chemical processes. While not directly about microplastics, the research is relevant because microplastics in agricultural soil have been shown to alter nitrogen cycling by changing microbial communities and soil chemistry. Disruptions to nitrogen cycling can affect crop growth and contribute to water pollution through nutrient runoff.
The nitrogen cycle is the biogeochemical cycle by which nitrogen is converted into multiple chemical forms as it circulates among atmospheric, terrestrial, and marine ecosystems, the conversion of nitrogen can be carried out through both biological and physical processes. Important processes in the nitrogen cycle include fixation, ammonification, nitrification, and denitrification. The majority of Earth's atmosphere (78%) is atmospheric nitrogen, making it the largest source of nitrogen. However, atmospheric nitrogen has limited availability for biological use, leading to a scarcity of usable nitrogen in many types of ecosystems. The nitrogen cycle is of particular interest to ecologists because nitrogen availability can affect the rate of key ecosystem processes, including primary production and decomposition. Human activities such as fossil fuel combustion, use of artificial nitrogen fertilizers, and release of nitrogen in wastewater have dramatically altered the global nitrogen cycle. Human modification of the global nitrogen cycle can negatively affect the natural environment system and also human health. Volatilization and its Relationship to N2 fascination in Nitrogen Cycle in agriculture field is discuss in this paper.
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