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Nitrogen Oxides > What are the sources? posted on 9:46 AM, June 7, 2016
Nitrogen oxides form when nitrogen and oxygen in the atmosphere are burned or combusted with fossil fuels at high temperatures. These come from the burning of fossil fuels in vehicles, homes, businesses factories and power plants, from animal manure, and from agricultural/lawn management practices. Nitrous oxide is naturally produced in soils; it is increased through use of synthetic and organic fertilizers, production of nitrogen-fixing crops, cultivation of high organic content soils and application of livestock manure to croplands and pasture. |
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