Pollution from cars and fertiliser causes soil to release carbon

Nitrogen pollution is causing dryland soil to release carbon it has been storing, exacerbating the climate crisis, a new study has found.  Cars, industrial processes and agricultural fertilisers all release nitrogen which has led to nitrogen rates in the atmosphere tripling since 1850.   Now, scientists have investigated whether high levels of the gas affect … Continue reading Pollution from cars and fertiliser causes soil to release carbon