Nitrogen Newsletter
Issue 47, February 2014
Nitrogen Newsletter is a summary of recent publications, news and reports related to the
cycling, effects and management of nitrogen. Prepared by Mary O'Brien, contractor with
A SRC Federal Primus, and Jana Compton. Contact Jana Compton with any questions
(Compton.jana@epa. gov)
Please note: Most of these links are available to EPA staff through library access - not all
links will be available to folks outside EPA, depending on your access to specific journals and
websites.
Table of Contents
Special Issues	1
Articles	1
News	6
Reports	8
Web Pages	8
Special Issues
Biochar in soils: new insights. 2014. Eur J Soil Sci 65(1): 1-195. Available from:
http://onlinelibrary.wilev.com/doi/10. Ill l/eiss.2014.65.issue-l/issuetoc
Thorburn, Peter, editor. 2013. Catchments to Reef continuum: minimising impacts of
agriculture on the Great Barrier Reef. Agr Ecosyst Environ 180: 1-210. Available from:
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/iournal/01678809/180
Water management in protected areas. 2014. Environ Earth Sci 71(1): 1-97. Available from:
http ://link. springer, com/i ournal/12665/71/1
Articles
Ashton MJ, Morgan RP, Stranko S. 2014. Relations between macroinvertebrates, nutrients,
and water quality criteria in wadeable streams of Maryland, USA. Environ Monit Assess
186(2): 1167-1182. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/slQ661-013-3447-l
Audet J, Hoffmann CC, Andersen PM, Baattrup-Pedersen A, Johansen JR, Larsen SE,
Kjaergaard C, Elsgaard L. 2014. Nitrous oxide fluxes in undisturbed riparian wetlands
located in agricultural catchments: emission, uptake and controlling factors. Soil Biol
Biochem 68: 291-299. Available from: http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/i.soilbio.2013.10.011

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Bejarano M, Etchevers JD, Ruiz-Suarez G, Campo J. 2014. The effects of increased N input on
soil C and N dynamics in seasonally dry tropical forests: an experimental approach. Appl
Soil Ecol 73: 105-115. Available from: http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/i.apsoil.2013.08.015
Benson JL, Schlezinger D, Howes BL. 2013. Relationship between nitrogen concentration,
light, and Zostera marina habitat quality and survival in southeastern Massachusetts
estuaries. J Environ Manage 131: 129-137. Available from:
http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/i.ienvman.2013.09.033
Bouwman L, Beusen A, Glibert PM, Overbeek C, Pawlowski M, Herrera J, Mulsow S, Yu RC,
Zhou MJ. 2013. Mariculture: significant and expanding cause of coastal nutrient
enrichment. Environ Res Lett 8(4): 044026. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.lQ88/1748-
9326/8/4/044026
Briand C, Plagnes V, Sebilo M, Louvat P, Chesnot T, Schneider M, Ribstein P, Marchet P. 2013.
Combination of nitrate (N, O) and boron isotopic ratios with microbiological indicators for
the determination of nitrate sources in karstic groundwater. Environ Chem 10(5): 365-369.
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/EN13Q36
BrozynaMA, Petersen SO, ChirindaN, Olesen JE. 2013. Effects of grass-clover management
and cover crops on nitrogen cycling and nitrous oxide emissions in a stockless organic crop
rotation. Agr Ecosyst Environ 181: 115-126. Available from:
http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/i.agee.2013.09.013
Carstensen J, Conley DJ, Bonsdorff E, Gustafsson BG, Hietanen S, Janas U, Jilbert T, Maximov
A, Norkko A, Norkko J, et al. 2014. Hypoxia in the Baltic Sea: biogeochemical cycles, benthic
fauna, and management. AMBIO 43(1, SI): 26-36. Available from:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/sl3280-013-Q474-7
Chen H, Dong SF, Liu L, Ma CA, Zhang T, Zhu XM, Mo JM. 2013. Effects of experimental
nitrogen and phosphorus addition on litter decomposition in an old-growth tropical forest.
PLOS ONE 8(12): e84101. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/iournal.pone.0084101
Cui J, Zhou J, Peng Y, He YQ, Yang H, Mao JD. 2014. Atmospheric wet deposition of
nitrogen and sulfur to a typical red soil agroecosystem in Southeast China during the ten-
year monsoon seasons (2003-2012). Atmos Environ 82: 121-129. Available from:
http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/i.atmosenv.2013.10.023
Damgaard C, Strandberg M, Kristiansen SM, Nielsen KE, Bak JL. 2014. Is Erica tetralix
abundance on wet heathlands controlled by nitrogen deposition or soil acidification?
Environ Pollut 184(SI): 1-8. Available from: http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/i.envpol.2013.07.047
Dirnbock T, Grandin U, Bernhardt-Romermann M, Beudert B, Canullo R, Forsius M, Grabner
MT, Holmberg M, Kleemola S, Lundin L, et al. 2014. Forest floor vegetation response to
nitrogen deposition in Europe. Global Change Biol 20(2): 429-440. Available from:
http://dx.doi.org/10. Ill 1/gcb. 12440

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Evans DM, Schoenholtz SH, Wigington PJ, Griffith SM, Floyd WC. 2014. Spatial and
temporal patterns of dissolved nitrogen and phosphorus in surface waters of a multi-land
use basin. Environ Monit Assess 186(2): 873-887. Available from:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/slQ661-013-3428-4
Eyre BD, Maher DT, Squire P. 2013. Quantity and quality of organic matter (detritus) drives
N-2 effluxes (net denitrification) across seasons, benthic habitats, and estuaries. Global
Biogeochem Cy 27(4): 1083-1095. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2013GB0Q4631
Fang HJ, Cheng SL, Yu GR, Cooch J, Wang YS, Xu MJ, Li LS, Dang XS, Li YN. 2014. Low-
level nitrogen deposition significantly inhibits methane uptake from an alpine meadow soil
on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Geoderma 213(SI): 444-452. Available from:
http://dx.doi. org/10.1016/i. geoderma.2013.08.006
Fernandes Cunha DG, Calijuri MD, Dodds WK. 2014. Trends in nutrient and sediment
retention in Great Plains reservoirs (USA). Environ Monit Assess 186(2): 1143-1155.
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/slQ661-013-3445-3
Gundale MJ, Bach LH, Nordin A. 2013. The impact of simulated chronic nitrogen deposition
on the biomass and N-2-fixation activity of two boreal feather moss-cyanobacteria
associations. Biol Letters 9(6): 20130797. Available from:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2013.0797
Han YG, Fan YT, Yang PL, Wang XX, Wang YJ, Tian JX, Xu L, Wang CZ. 2014. Net
anthropogenic nitrogen inputs (NANI) index application in Mainland China. Geoderma
213(SI): 87-94. Available from: http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/i.geoderma.2013.07.019
Hautier Y, Seabloom EW, Borer ET, Adler PB, Harpole WS, Hillebrand H, Lind EM,
MacDougall AS, Stevens CJ, Bakker JD, et al. 2014. Eutrophication weakens stabilizing
effects of diversity in natural grasslands. Nature 2014 Feb 16. doi:10.1038/naturel3014.
[Published online ahead of print]. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/naturel3014
Jia Y, Yu G, He N, Zhan X, Fang H, Sheng W, Zuo Y, Zhang D, Wang Q. 2014. Spatial and
decadal variations in inorganic nitrogen wet deposition in China induced by human
activity. Sci Rep-UK 4: 3763. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep03763
Ju XT. 2014. Direct pathway of nitrate produced from surplus nitrogen inputs to the
hydrosphere. P Natl Acad Sci USA 111(4): E416. Available from:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1321334111
Li D, Chan KS, Schilling KE. 2013. Nitrate concentration trends in Iowa's rivers, 1998 to
2012: what challenges await nutrient reduction initiatives? J Environ Qual 42(6): 1822-1828.
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/ieq2013.03.0111

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Loza V, Perona E, Mateo P. 2014. Specific responses to nitrogen and phosphorus enrichment
in cyanobacteria: factors influencing changes in species dominance along eutrophic
gradients. Water Res 48: 622-631. Available from:
http://dx.doi.ore/10.1016/j.watres. 2013.10.014
Luo JF, Hoogendoorn C, van der Weerden T, Saggar S, de Klein C, Giltrap D, Rollo M, Rys G.
2013. Nitrous oxide emissions from grazed hill land in New Zealand. Agr Ecosyst Environ
181: 58-68. Available from: http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/i.agee.2013.09.020
McDonald BC, Gentner DR, Goldstein, AH, Harley RA. 2013. Long-term trends in motor
vehicle emissions in US urban areas. Environ Sci Technol 47(17): 10022-10031. Available
from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es401034z
Milne AE, Glendining MJ, Bellamy P, Misselbrook T, Gilhespy S, Casado MR, Hulin A, van
Oijen M, Whitmore AP. 2014. Analysis of uncertainties in the estimates of nitrous oxide and
methane emissions in the UK's greenhouse gas inventory for agriculture. Atmos Environ 82:
94-105. Available from: http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/i.atmosenv.2013.10.012
Mineau MM, Fatemi FR, Fernandez U, Simon KS. 2014. Microbial enzyme activity at the
watershed scale: response to chronic nitrogen deposition and acute phosphorus
enrichment. Biogeochemistry 117(1): 131-142. Available from:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/slQ533-013-9869-6
Moran SB, Stachelhaus SL, Kelly RP, Brush MJ. 2014. Submarine groundwater discharge as
a source of dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus to coastal ponds of southern
Rhode Island. Estuar Coast 37(1): 104-118. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.10Q7/sl2237-
013-9663-7
Moriasi DN, Gowda PH, Arnold JG, Mulla DJ, Ale S, Steiner JL, Tomer MD. 2013. Evaluation
of the Hooghoudt and Kirkham tile drain equations in the soil and water assessment tool to
simulate tile flow and nitrate-nitrogen. J Environ Qual 42(6): 1699-1710. Available from:
http://dx.doi.org/10.2134/ieq2013.01.0018
Noe Z, Jackson J, Hutchens JJ, Walters K, Luken JO, Godwin KS. 2014. Effects of shoreline
development on composition and physical structure of plants in a South Carolina high
marsh. Estuar Coast 37(1): 56-66. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/sl2237-013-9659-3
Obenour DR, Scavia D, Rabalais NN, Turner RE, Michalak AM. 2013. Retrospective analysis
of midsummer hypoxic area and volume in the northern Gulf of Mexico, 1985-2011.
Environ Sci Technol 47(17): 9808-9815. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es400983g
Paulot F, Jacob DJ. 2014. Hidden cost of U.S. agricultural exports: particulate matter from
ammonia emissions. Environ Sci Technol 48(2): 903-908. Available from:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es4034793

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PelletierN, Leip A. 2014. Quantifying anthropogenic mobilization, flows (in product
systems) and emissions of fixed nitrogen in process-based environmental life cycle
assessment: rationale, methods and application to a life cycle inventory. Int J Life Cycle Ass
19(1): 166-173. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s 11367-013-0622-0
Roussel JM, Perrier C, Erkinaro J, Niemela E, Cunjak RA, Huteau D, Riera P. 2014. Stable
isotope analyses on archived fish scales reveal the long-term effect of nitrogen loads on
carbon cycling in rivers. Global Change Biol 20(2): 523-530. Available from:
http://dx.doi.org/10. Ill 1/gcb. 12293
Rowe EC, Tipping E, Posch M, Oulehle F, Cooper DM, Jones TG, Burden A, Hall J, Evans CD.
2014. Predicting nitrogen and acidity effects on long-term dynamics of dissolved organic
matter. Environ Pollut 184(SI): 271-282. Available from:
http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/i.envpol.2013.08.023
Scavia D, Evans MA, Obenour DR. 2013 . A scenario and forecast model for Gulf of Mexico
hypoxic area and volume. Environ Sci Technol 47(18): 10423-10428. Available from:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/es4025035
Selmants PC, Zavaleta ES, Wolf AA. 2014. Realistic diversity loss and variation in soil depth
independently affect community-level plant nitrogen use. Ecology 95(1): 88-97. Available
from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/13-l 192.1
Shaw GD, Cisneros R, Schweizer D, Sickman JO, Fenn ME. 2014. Critical loads of acid
deposition for wilderness lakes in the Sierra Nevada (California) estimated by the steady-
state water chemistry model. Water Air Soil Poll 225(1): 1804. Available from:
http ://dx. doi. org/10.1007/s 11270-013 -1804-x
Sheppard LJ, Leith ID, Mizunuma T, Leeson S, Kivimaki S, Cape JN, van Dijk N, Leave D,
Sutton MA, Fowler D, et al. 2014. Inertia in an ombrotrophic bog ecosystem in response to 9
years' realistic perturbation by wet deposition of nitrogen, separated by form. Global
Change Biol 20(2): 566-580. Available from: http://dx.doi.Org/10.l 111/gcb. 12357
Smith SDP. 2014. The roles of nitrogen and phosphorus in regulating the dominance of
floating and submerged aquatic plants in a field mesocosm experiment. AquatBot 112: 1-9.
Available from: http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/i.aquabot.2013.07.001
Stock ZS, Russo MR, Butler TM, Archibald AT, Lawrence MG, Telford PJ, Abraham NL, Pyle
JA. 2013. Modelling the impact of megacities on local, regional and global tropospheric
ozone and the deposition of nitrogen species. Atmos Chem Phys 13(24): 12215-12231.
Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/acp-13-12215-2013
Thurber RLV, Burkepile DE, Fuchs C, Shantz AA, McMinds R, Zaneveld JR. 2014. Chronic
nutrient enrichment increases prevalence and severity of coral disease and bleaching.
Global Change Biol 20(2): 544-554. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10. Ill 1/gcb. 12450

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Walaszek K, Kryza M, Dore AJ. 2013. The impact of precipitation on wet deposition of
sulphur and nitrogen compounds. Ecol Chem Eng S 20(4): 733-745. Available from:
http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/eces-2013-0Q51
Wang JN, Li XY, Yan WJ, Wang F, Ma P. 2014. Watershed nitrogen export model related to
changing nitrogen balance and hydrology in the Changjiang River basin. Nutr Cycl
Agroecosys 98(1): 87-95. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/slQ705-014-9598-9
Wang YD, Wang HM, Wang ZL, Ma ZQ, Dai XQ, Wen XF, Liu YF. 2014. Effect of litter layer
on soil-atmosphere N20 flux of a subtropical pine plantation in China. Atmos Environ 82:
106-112. Available from: http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/i.atmosenv.2013.10.028
Wilcke W, Leimer S, Peters T, Emck P, Rollenbeck R, Trachte K, Valarezo C, Bendix J. 2013.
The nitrogen cycle of tropical montane forest in Ecuador turns inorganic under
environmental change. Global Biogeochem Cy 27(4): 1194-1204. Available from:
http://dx.doi. org/10.1002/2012GB004471
Zhu ZY, Wu Y, Zhang J, Du JZ Zhang GS. 2014. Reconstruction of anthropogenic
eutrophication in the region off the Changjiang Estuary and central Yellow Sea: from
decades to centuries. Cont Shelf Res 72: 152-162. Available from:
http://dx.doi.Org/10.1016/i.csr.2013.10.018
Zong N, Shi PL, Jiang J, Song MH, Xiong DP, Ma WL, Fu G, Zhang XZ, Shen ZX. 2013.
Responses of ecosystem C02 fluxes to short-term experimental warming and nitrogen
enrichment in an alpine meadow, northern Tibet Plateau. Sci World J 415318. Available
from: http://dx.doi.Org/10.l 155/2013/415318
News
Fifield N. Pollution levels near Buckingham Palace are worst in the UK. The Telegraph
[London] 2014 Feb 23. Available from:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/10656344/Pollution-levels-near-Buckingham-
Palace-are-worst-in-the-UK.html
Garside B. Brussels sues Britain over dirty-air breach. Reuters 2014 Feb 20. Available from:
http://www.reuters.eom/article/2014/02/20/us-air-pollution-britain-idUSBREAlJ17F20140220
Ho C-H, Frommer W. Nitrogen-tracking tools for better crops and less pollution.
EurekAlert!, 2014 Feb 18. Available from: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub releases/2014-02/ci-
ntf021814.php
Sloan D. Good options to choose from. The Gazette [Cedar Rapids, IA], 2014 Feb 13.
Available from: http://thegazette.com/2014/02/02/good-options-to-choose-from/

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Milman O. Clive Palmer's nickel refinery pumped toxic waste into Great Barrier Reef park.
The Guardian [London] 2014 Feb 11. Available from:
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/12/cliver-palmers-nickel-refinery-pumped-
nitrogen-great-barrier-reef-park
For Bloomberg BNA subscribers (including EPA staff):
Coombe J. Air pollution: power plant emissions of sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides leveled
out in 2013. Daily Environ Rep 2014 Feb 18. Available from:
http://esweb.bna.com/eslw/1245/split displav.adp?fedfid=41757042&vname=dennotallissues&
wsn=495957000&searchid=22466689&doctvpeid=2&tvpe=date&mode=doc&split=0&scm=124
5&pg=0
Standaert M. Enforcement: China vows greater enforcement push in environmental
protection effort. Daily Environ Rep 2014 Feb 12. Available from:
http://esweb.bna.com/eslw/1245/split displav.adp?fedfid=41579639&vname=dennotallissues&
wsn=495318500&searchid=22466689&doctvpeid=2&tvpe=date&mode=doc&split=0&scm=124
5&pg=l
Stinson P. Air pollution: EPA approves Oklahoma plan to curb regional haze, withdraws
federal plan. Daily Environ Rep 2014 Feb 11. Available from:
http://esweb.bna.com/eslw/1245/split displav.adp?fedfid=41535939&vname=dennotallissues&
wsn=495350000&searchid=22466689&doctvpeid=2&tvpe=date&mode=doc&split=0&scm=124
5&pg=l
Coombes J. Air pollution: EPA draft policy document says science justifies stricter ozone
air quality standard. Daily Environ Rep 2014 Feb 3. Available from:
http://esweb.bna.com/eslw/1245/split displav.adp?fedfid=40803836&vname=dennotallissues&
wsn=495529500&searchid=22466689&doctvpeid=2&tvpe=date&mode=doc&split=0&scm=124
5&pg=l
For Greenwire subscribers (including EPA staff):
Stecker T. Biofuels: regulations can help drought-stricken biomass producers. ClimateWire
2014 Feb 28. Available from: http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1059995315/
United Kingdom: area around Buckingham Palace registers most pollution in nation.
Greenwire 2014 Feb 24. Available from: http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1059995003/
United Kingdom: E.U. sues Britain for exceeding air pollution limits. Greenwire 2014 Feb
20. Available from: http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1059994848/
Water pollution: Midwest farmers ease into credit system to fight Gulf 'dead zone'.
Greenwire 2014 Feb 20. Available from: http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1059994847/

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Snider A. Water pollution: Tulane University offers $1M prize for dead zone solution.
Greenwire 2014 Feb 18. Available from: http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1059994718/
Water pollution: La. agencies pursue diversion plan to limit dead zone. Greenwire 2014 Feb
14. Available from: http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1059994634/
Snider A. Water pollution: Senate approves bill to battle algal blooms. Environ Energy Daily
2014 Feb 13. Available from: http://www.eenews.net/eedailv/stories/1059994539/
Oceans: critics denounce nickel refinery over undisclosed dumps into Great Barrier Reef.
Greenwire 2014 Feb 12. Available from: http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1059994468/
Peterka A. Agriculture: farm bill weeds confusion out of conservation programs. Environ
Energy Daily 2014 Feb 6. Available from: http://www.eenews.net/eedailv/stories/1059994126/
Stecker T. Agriculture: farm bill has some conservation provisions, but climate impacts
unclear. ClimateWire 2014 Feb 5. Available from:
http://www.eenews.net/climatewire/stories/1059994047/
Peterka A. Water pollution: 21 states jump into industry challenge of EPA's Chesapeake
Bay cleanup plan. Greenwire 2014 Feb 4. Available from:
http://www.eenews.net/greenwire/stories/1059993984/
Reports
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards Ambient
Standards Group. Policy assessment for the review of the ozone national ambient air quality
standards: second external review draft. EPA-452/P-14-002. Research Triangle Park, NC:
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2014 Jan. Available from:
http ://www. epa. gov/ttn/naaq s/standards/ozone/data/20140131pa.pdf
Web Pages
U.S. Environment Protection Agency. Clean Air Markets: Power Plant Emission Trends.
[Internet.] [Last updated on Friday, February 14, 2014.] Available from:
http://www.epa.gov/airmarkets/progress/datatrends/index.html

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