Authors : Malinda W. Gilmore, Jacob Oluwoye, Regine Mankolo and Jeanette Jones
Abstract: Attaining the ambient standard for tropospheric O3 has been difficult despite efforts to reduce anthropogenic sources of the O3 precursors including nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds. Nitrogen oxides in soil are produced primarily by microbial processes. This study proposes a conceptual model to determine the environmental impacts of agricultural soil-NOx emissions on ambient air O3 and NOx levels. A conceptual framework of the methodology is given in this study. The study concludes that the methodology will offer significant contribution to the assessment of soil-NOx emissions on ambient air O3 and NOx levels.
Malinda W. Gilmore, Jacob Oluwoye, Regine Mankolo and Jeanette Jones, 2013. The Environmental Impacts of Agricultural Soil-NOx Emissions on Ambient Air, O3 and NOx Levels: A Conceptual Model Framework. Environmental Research Journal, 7: 1-8.