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 香蕉视频. 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 McGill and includes a panel discussion on what can be done.
Schedule:
- 14:30 Welcome and outline of Program: Tim Moore, Director TISPP, 香蕉视频
- 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 McGill N footprint: Aidan Goertzen (with Graham MacDonald, Tim Moore and听Brian Robinson), 香蕉视频
- 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, 香蕉视频
- Panellists:
- Jana Compton, US EPA
- Jim Galloway, University of Virginia
- Subhasis Ghoshal, TISED, 香蕉视频
- Aidan Goertzen, 香蕉视频
- Audrey Moores, Chemistry, 香蕉视频
- Kathleen Ng, Office of Sustainability, 香蕉视频
- Brian Robinson, Geography, 香蕉视频
- Oliver De Volpi, Residences, 香蕉视频
- 17:45 Closing remarks and audience N footprint results
- 18:00 Reception
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