This is a great question, and it’s one that I get asked pretty frequently. The things that we can do to reduce our impact on climate change are very well discussed and publicized, but much less so for nitrogen loading. Some of the actions are similar, but some are very different. Here’s a few suggestions:
If you want to see how your daily activities influence your nitrogen footprint, and how your footprint compares to other Americans, and people around the world, you can check out the interactive Nitrogen Footprint calculator at www.n-print.org.
Jason Krumholz, aka Dr. K, spent three years as the NOAA liaison to EPA’s Long Island Sound Office. Dr. Krumholz received his doctorate in oceanography at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography.
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