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Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas and the dominant ozone-depleting substance from human activities.

Better management, from sustainable agricultural practices to nutrient recycling, can cut pollution and protect the planet.

More on how to #BeatNitrogenPollution: https://ow.ly/WYBh50ZTnfm
October 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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While essential for life, excess nitrogen is turning fertile soil toxic, endangering marine life, and polluting the air we breathe.

UNEP’s interactive explains what nitrogen pollution is, where it comes from, and how we can #BeatNitrogenPollution: www.unep.org/interactives...
October 13, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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When addressing the climate crisis, the focus often centers only on carbon dioxide emissions and methane.
Yet, nitrous oxide is 300 times more potent and remains active in the atmosphere for more than 100 years.
Urgent action is needed to #BeatNitrogenPollution: www.unep.org/interactives...
July 7, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Overfertilization causes soil to become acidic, negatively affecting crop production. Reducing the use of agrochemicals is essential to protecting food systems.

Check out UNEP’s efforts to #BeatNitrogenPollution: unep.org/interactives...
Beat Nitrogen Pollution | UNEP
Explore why too much nitrogen is a bad thing.
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April 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
unep.org
Nitrous oxide is a powerful greenhouse gas and the dominant ozone-depleting substance from human activities.

Better management, from sustainable agriculture practices to nutrient recycling, can cut pollution & protect the planet.

More on how to #BeatNitrogenPollution: https://ow.ly/2v7P50Ytwgk
March 14, 2026 at 1:15 PM
apreger.eurosky.social
Dank menschlicher Stickstoff-Überdüngung der Natur sind früher artenreiche Wegränder ein 'Schlaraffenland' für schnell wachsende Brennnesseln #FotoVorschlag - wer mehr wissen will … es gibt da ein 📕 dazu.. #beatnitrogenpollution
Ein Meer aus Brennnesseln, Foto: Anne Preger
August 14, 2024 at 9:14 AM
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Exciting discovery and an amazing new word: photochemodenitrification !

Light induced conversion of nitrite to nitrous oxide. Nothing to laugh about.

#EverywhereAndInvisible
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isabel-reche.bsky.social Isabel Reche @isabel-reche.bsky.social · Mar 18
Here, a graphical video explaining our discover of the process "photochemodenitrification"
"Sunlight drives the abiotic formation of nitrous oxide in fresh and marine waters" by E Leon-Palmero, R Morales-Baquero, B Thamdrup, C Löscher, I Reche
Science 387 (6739), 1198-1203
@eleonpalmero.bsky.social
March 18, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Unser Planet ist überdüngt: Die Stickstoffbelastung ist zu hoch, doch im Vergleich zu Klimakrise und Plastikverschmutzung fehlt es an Berichterstattung. Anne Preger über die Gefahren und Hintergründe: www.riffreporter.de/de/umwelt/ni...
Stickstoff-Krise: Die ignorierte Gefahr für Gesundheit und Natur
Höchste Zeit: Die Vereinten Nationen prangern globale Stickstoffbelastung an. FAQ zu Ursachen, Folgen und Lösungen. #Beatnitrogenpollution
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November 17, 2023 at 2:08 PM
apreger.eurosky.social
#Stickstoff ist lebenswichtig. Aber wir fluten den Planeten mit zu viel am falschen Ort und sprengen so die #PlanetarenGrenzen Die Vereinten Nation klären inzwischen auch auf #beatnitrogenpollution - das Gute: Das geht und wir wissen wie 💡 #nitrogen
unep.org UN Environment Programme @unep.org · Aug 20
Nitrogen is vital for all living organisms, but too much is bad for people and the planet.

4 reasons why limiting nitrogen pollution is essential: www.unep.org/interactives...
August 20, 2025 at 8:03 PM
unep.org
When addressing the climate crisis, the focus often centers only on carbon dioxide emissions and methane.

Yet, nitrous oxide is 300 times more potent and remains active in the atmosphere for more than 100 years.

Urgent action is needed to #BeatNitrogenPollution: www.unep.org/interactives...
The image features a black-and-white background with leafless trees over a distorted, wavy pattern. The text reads “Nitrous oxide is 300 times more potent at warming the atmosphere than carbon dioxide.” with “300 times more potent” highlighted in yellow. The UN Environment Programme logo is in the top right corner.
March 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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About 80% of the 200 million tonnes of reactive nitrogen is lost to the environment annually, benefiting nitrogen-tolerant species at the expense of more sensitive ones.

Critical action is needed to #BeatNitrogenPollution and safeguard our biodiversity: unep.org/interactives...
The image features an artistic watercolor-style illustration of a rural landscape with a child standing on a hill and a sheep grazing nearby. The text overlay in bold white and yellow letters states: “Nitrogen pollution is preventable.” The UN Environment Programme logo is positioned in the upper right corner.
March 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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"Under stress, corals produce too much nitrogen"...

#EverywhereAndInvisible
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joeymaier.bsky.social joeymaier 🌊 @joeymaier.bsky.social · Feb 12
🪸 #coral #coralreef

This is a great article in #ScientificAmerican about ways that coral can deal with heat stress.

Some corals swap symbionts for more heat tolerant varieties. Others down regulate the amount of nitrogen they give to the symbionts

www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
How Corals Fight Back against Warming Seas
Most corals can’t relocate, but they’re finding ways to beat the heat
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February 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Überdüngter Planet: Es sind zu viel Nitrat, Stickoxide, Ammoniak und Lachgas im Umlauf. Welche Probleme schafft das - und wie kann man sie lösen? www.riffreporter.de/de/umwelt/ni... von Anne Preger
Stickstoff-Krise: Die ignorierte Gefahr für Gesundheit und Natur
Höchste Zeit: Die Vereinten Nationen prangern globale Stickstoffbelastung an. FAQ zu Ursachen, Folgen und Lösungen. #Beatnitrogenpollution
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November 17, 2023 at 4:46 PM
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"Ammonia now dominates oceanic reactive nitrogen deposition in coastal regions where the country has much higher ammonia emissions than oxidized nitrogen emissions"...

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earthfkablueplanet.eurosky.social Earth. Formerly known as Blue Planet. Beware of idiots.🦋🇪🇺 @earthfkablueplanet.eurosky.social · Oct 13
Studie im Fachjournal "PNAS" berichtet:
..der jährl Eintrag in Form von Ammoniak 2018 gegenüber 1970 um ~89% erhöht hat.

Modellierung globaler Stickstoffeinträge in die Ozeane aus Nahrungsmittelsystemen und ihres Minderungspotenzials durch die Reduzierung des übermäßigen Einsatzes von Düngemitteln
Modeling global oceanic nitrogen deposition from food systems and its mitigation potential by reducing overuse of fertilizers | PNAS
Growing population and consumption pose unprecedented demands on food production. However, ammonia emissions mainly from food systems increase ocea...
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April 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
marknitrogen.bsky.social
Indeed it looks like the investment in upscaling ammonia as a fuel is going faster than demonstration that this can be done with acceptably low ammonia, nitrogen oxides and nitrous oxide emissions.
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March 8, 2025 at 9:03 AM
marknitrogen.bsky.social
Here is a connection that warrants further study:
- toxins from algal blooms suggested to disorient whales
- nitrogen & phosphorus pollution increase algal blooms

Implication: nitrogen pollution is bad for whales!

#EverywherAndInvisible
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@UNEP is this new or already known?
blueplanetsociety.bsky.social Blue Planet Society @blueplanetsociety.bsky.social · Feb 15
Study suggests algal blooms disorient whales, putting them in danger. 🐋

When certain algae flourish in the sea, they produce neurotoxins that can sicken humans and marine animals. Acute exposure to these toxins is even known to kill whales.

news.mongabay.com/2025/02/stud...
Study suggests algal blooms disorient whales, putting them in danger
When certain algae flourish in the sea, they produce neurotoxins that can sicken both humans and marine animals. Acute exposure to these toxins is known to kill whales and other marine mammals outrigh...
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February 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
apreger.eurosky.social
Neue Studie: #Seen kippen nicht nur um, wenn sie zu viel Phosphat abkriegen - #Stickstoff ist ein entscheidender Treiber für das Algenwachstum in flachen Seen (= weltweit die meisten) => Höchste Zeit für mehr Schutz von Seen und Flüssen vor Düngerresten aus der Landwirtschaft #beatnitrogenpollution
Consistent stoichiometric long-term relationships between nutrients and chlorophyll-a across shallow lakes - Nature Communications
Nutrient limitation is a well-known control of phytoplankton growth, but predicting specific responses in individual lakes based on nutrient data alone has proven challenging. Here, the authors show t...
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February 29, 2024 at 12:26 PM
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NEW: Wie lässt sich die Verschmutzung durch zu viel reaktiven #Stickstoff in Europa halbieren - das JRC legt Szenarien vor #beatnitrogenpollution
scaldeira.bsky.social SCaldeira @scaldeira.bsky.social · Dec 20
🧪🌿 Finding the right balance to ⬇️nitrogen pollution, ⬆️environment
⬆️ health seems easy!

🫛Half meat and dairy consumption

🚜Improve farm and food chain management

🍽️ Reduce overconsumption and protein intake

Let’s do it 💪🏽 Here 4 more joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and...
Nitrogen pollution reduction targets: a more plant-based diet is key
Dietary changes help halve nitrogen losses
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December 21, 2023 at 8:39 PM
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While governments struggle in a failure to agree resolutions at #UNEA7, singer Antoinette Taus brought a message of hope with her new song #People&Planet. We spoke afterwards...

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#SDGs #rap
December 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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#UNEA7, civil society prepares to make its point on plastic pollution. Read between the lines and just the same issues on transparency are emerging in discussions about nitrogen pollution... More news expected this week.
#BeatNitrogenPollution

www.linkedin.com/posts/andres...
CSOs Urge INC to Restore Trust in Plastic Treaty Negotiations | Andres Del Castillo posted on the topic | LinkedIn
📢 Ahead of #UNEA7 more than 160 CSO and Indigenous Peoples organizations have urged the INC Bureau to ensure that the new Chair of the #plasticstreaty negotiations brings back trust, transparency, and...
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December 7, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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Saving the Scottish salmon.

Watch the amazing film by Phil Ellis, this year's @tweed_forum
#river #champion.

@RiverTweedNews #MakeItHappen #EverywhereAndInvisible #BeatNitrogenPollution

m.youtube.com/watch?v=_2A4...
February 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM