Notes:
- Thanks to the synthesis of ammonia the world has enough to eat
- Nitrogen is needed for DNA in humans and animals
- Because withdrawals of nitrogen for crops, there is regularly a short supply
- Farmers have planted legumes to enrich the fields with nitrogen
- Nitrogen that escapes and ends up in bodies of water create eutrophication.
- Excess in fertilizer create nitrous oxide which reacts with oxygen and contribute to the destruction of the ozone
- Unlike fossil fuels there really isn't a substitute to nitrogen since our human bodies need this
Summary
Nitrogen is very important element for our planet and all the living things. It is very hard to acquire this since it is mostly in the atmosphere. Farmers have had to plant certain plants that have nitrogen fixing bacteria in the roots to enrich the soil for other plants. This is also one way we get nitrogen, from the plants we eat. Too much fertilization of nitrogen can also be a problem. As some it escapes to bodies of water, it creates eutrophication which doesn't give enough oxygen to life underwater.
Opinion
What this article has taught me is that nitrogen is something that we nee but is hard to get. There has been ways to synthesize this but there are also problems with doing this. I think it's great that farmers can help their crops by planting legumes that can create nitrogen for other plants. I hope that one day new improvements will continue to happen because nitrogen is a very important thing that we need.
Nitrogen is very important element for our planet and all the living things. It is very hard to acquire this since it is mostly in the atmosphere. Farmers have had to plant certain plants that have nitrogen fixing bacteria in the roots to enrich the soil for other plants. This is also one way we get nitrogen, from the plants we eat. Too much fertilization of nitrogen can also be a problem. As some it escapes to bodies of water, it creates eutrophication which doesn't give enough oxygen to life underwater.
Opinion
What this article has taught me is that nitrogen is something that we nee but is hard to get. There has been ways to synthesize this but there are also problems with doing this. I think it's great that farmers can help their crops by planting legumes that can create nitrogen for other plants. I hope that one day new improvements will continue to happen because nitrogen is a very important thing that we need.