Inventory of ammonia emissions from UK agriculture 2009

Misselbrook, T.H.; Chadwick, D.R.; Gilhespy, S.L.; Chambers, B.J.; Smith, K.A.; Williams, J.; Dragosits, U. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9283-6467. 2010 Inventory of ammonia emissions from UK agriculture 2009. North Wyke Research, 34pp. (DEFRA Contract: AC0112, CEH Project Number: C03642) (Unpublished)

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Abstract/Summary

The National Ammonia Reduction Strategy Evaluation System (NARSES) model (spreadsheet version) was used to estimate ammonia (NH3) emissions from UK agriculture for the year 2009. Year-specific livestock numbers and fertiliser N use were added for 2009 and revised for previous years. The estimate for 2009 was 231.8 kt NH3, representing a 2.3 kt increase from the previously submitted estimate for 2008. Backward and forward projections using the 2009 model structure gave estimates of 317, 245 and 244 kt NH3 for the years 1990, 2010 and 2020, respectively. This inventory reports emission from livestock agriculture and from nitrogen fertilisers applied to agricultural land. There are a number of other minor sources reported as ‘agriculture’ in the total UK emission inventory, including horses not kept on agricultural holdings, emissions from composting and domestic fertiliser use.

Item Type:	Publication - Report
Programmes:	CEH Topics & Objectives 2009 - 2012 > Biogeochemistry > BGC Topic 3 - Managing Threats to Environment and Health > BGC - 3.4 - Produce models, maps, databases and inventories to assess compliance ...
UKCEH and CEH Sections/Science Areas:	Billett (to November 2013)
Funders/Sponsors:	DEFRA
NORA Subject Terms:	Agriculture and Soil Science Atmospheric Sciences
Date made live:	27 Jan 2011 12:34 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/13234

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