Marine eutrophication impacts from present and future production of spring barley

Nuno Miguel Dias Cosme; Monia Niero

Marine eutrophication impacts from present and future production of spring barley

Nuno Miguel Dias Cosme, Monia Niero

Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

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Environmental emissions of nitrogen (N) from agriculture surplus may enrich coastal waters and trigger marine eutrophication impacts. We estimated these impacts for spring barley production in Denmark, under present and future climatic conditions with double carbon dioxide concentration and 5 °C increase. Characterised emissions of airborne (NH₃ and NO_x) and waterborne (NO₃^-) forms result in an endpoint impact of 2.35*10^-12 (North Sea) and 8.47*10^-12 species.yr (Baltic Sea) under present conditions per kg spring barley produced. The future scenario shows 67% increase on both spatial units. Spatial differentiation shows 3.6 fold higher impacts in the Baltic Sea in any of the temporal scenarios. The need for food/feed, efficacy of increasing fertilizers application, and increased competition for productive land may alter emissions. Biological processes, species metabolism and displacement, or sensitivity to hypoxia under future pressures may alter the impacts assessment.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings. International conference on Life Cycle Assessment as reference methodology for assessing supply chains and supporting global sustainability challenges : LCA for "Feeding the planet and energy for life"
Editors	Simona Scalbi, Arianna Dominici Loprieno, Paola Sposato
Publisher	ENEA
Publication date	2015
Pages	302-305
Publication status	Published - 2015
Event	International conference on Life Cycle Assessment as reference methodology for assessing supply chains and supporting global sustainability challenges: LCA for "Feeding The Planet and Energy For Life" - Stresa and Milano, Italy Duration: 6 Oct 2015 → 8 Oct 2015

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Country/Territory	Italy
City	Stresa and Milano
Period	06/10/2015 → 08/10/2015

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Cosme, N. M. D., & Niero, M. (2015). Marine eutrophication impacts from present and future production of spring barley. In S. Scalbi, A. D. Loprieno, & P. Sposato (Eds.), Proceedings. International conference on Life Cycle Assessment as reference methodology for assessing supply chains and supporting global sustainability challenges: LCA for "Feeding the planet and energy for life" (pp. 302-305). ENEA.

Cosme, Nuno Miguel Dias ; Niero, Monia. / Marine eutrophication impacts from present and future production of spring barley. Proceedings. International conference on Life Cycle Assessment as reference methodology for assessing supply chains and supporting global sustainability challenges: LCA for "Feeding the planet and energy for life". editor / Simona Scalbi ; Arianna Dominici Loprieno ; Paola Sposato. ENEA, 2015. pp. 302-305

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Cosme, NMD & Niero, M 2015, Marine eutrophication impacts from present and future production of spring barley. in S Scalbi, AD Loprieno & P Sposato (eds), Proceedings. International conference on Life Cycle Assessment as reference methodology for assessing supply chains and supporting global sustainability challenges: LCA for "Feeding the planet and energy for life". ENEA, pp. 302-305, International conference on Life Cycle Assessment as reference methodology for assessing supply chains and supporting global sustainability challenges, Stresa and Milano, Italy, 06/10/2015.

Marine eutrophication impacts from present and future production of spring barley. / Cosme, Nuno Miguel Dias; Niero, Monia.
Proceedings. International conference on Life Cycle Assessment as reference methodology for assessing supply chains and supporting global sustainability challenges: LCA for "Feeding the planet and energy for life". ed. / Simona Scalbi; Arianna Dominici Loprieno; Paola Sposato. ENEA, 2015. p. 302-305.

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