Nitrogen, Nitrogen Footprints and their Management
This event is being hosted by the Trottier Institute for Science and Public Policy (TISPP), within the Faculty of Science at 平特五不中. This is free, open to the public, no registration required. Full program below. For questions, tim [dot] moore [at] mcgill [dot] ca (email Prof. Tim Moore, Director of TISPP).听
Join us to learn about听the effects of human activities on the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen footprints and their management.
Humans have fundamentally altered the global nitrogen cycle - even more profoundly than the carbon cycle. The creation of 鈥榬eactive nitrogen鈥� has听fueled听human progress and helped to vastly increase food production, but has unintended consequences for air and water pollution that have immense costs to society. and .听There is now a movement to better identify the sources and effects of 鈥榬eactive nitrogen鈥�, to create a 鈥榥itrogen footprint鈥� at individual, institutional and national levels and examine ways to reduce the magnitude of this footprint. This Symposium examines the science, causes and effects of accelerated nitrogen use, the development of nitrogen footprints and ways in which footprints can be reduced, either personally or institutionally. It brings together researchers from the USA and Canada, presents the N footprint for 平特五不中 and includes a panel discussion on what can be done.
Schedule:
- 14:30 Welcome and outline of Program: Tim Moore, Director TISPP, 平特五不中
- 14:35 The global nitrogen cycle and anthropogenic effects: James Galloway, University of听Virginia
- 15:05 Social and economic costs of nitrogen pollution: Jana Compton, US EPA
- 15:35 N-Print and its combination with carbon footprints: Allison Leach, University of New听Hampshire
- 16:00 The 平特五不中 N footprint: Aidan Goertzen (with Graham MacDonald, Tim Moore and听Brian Robinson), 平特五不中
- 16:25 Calculate your personal N footprint (access the online N-print calculator): Izzy Castner,听University of Virginia
- 16:45 Options for managing N footprints: A Panel Discussion
- Moderator: Graham MacDonald, Geography, 平特五不中
- Panellists:
- Jana Compton, US EPA
- Jim Galloway, University of Virginia
- Subhasis Ghoshal, TISED, 平特五不中
- Aidan Goertzen, 平特五不中
- Audrey Moores, Chemistry, 平特五不中
- Kathleen Ng, Office of Sustainability, 平特五不中
- Brian Robinson, Geography, 平特五不中
- Oliver De Volpi, Residences, 平特五不中
- 17:45 Closing remarks and audience N footprint results
- 18:00 Reception
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