A study of small farm dams in Canada's largest agricultural region suggests that the majority of these nutrient-rich waterbodies are net sinks of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide, challenging previous assumptions and suggesting that farm dams could help reduce agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.
Article #18-20389: "Widespread nitrous oxide undersaturation in farm waterbodies creates an unexpected greenhouse gas sink," by Jackie R. Webb et al.
MEDIA CONTACT: Jackie R. Webb, University of Regina, CANADA; tel: +61-421-854-847; e-mail: jackie.roslyn.webb@gmail.com ; Kerri Finlay, University of Regina, CANADA; tel: 306-585-4236; e-mail: kerri.finlay@uregina.ca
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences