Estimated increase in annual mean surface concentration of particulate matter resulting from ammonia emissions associated with food exportThe lichen Bryoria fuscescens which is sensitive to ammonia pollution
Ammonia pollution is pollution by the chemical ammonia (NH3) – a compound of nitrogen and hydrogen which is a byproduct of agriculture and industry. Common forms include air pollution by the ammonia gas emitted by rotting agricultural slurry and fertilizer factories while natural sources include the burning coal mines of Jharia, the caustic Lake Natron and the guano of seabird colonies. Gaseous ammonia reacts with other pollutants in the air to form fine particles of ammonium salts, which affect human breathing. Ammonia gas can also affect the chemistry of the soil on which it settles and will, for example, degrade the conditions required by the sphagnum moss and heathers of peatland.[1][2][3][4]
Ammonia also has effects on aquatic ecosystems and decreases the biodiversity.[5] Ammonia is toxic to aquatic life which leads to increased amounts of fish deaths.[6] Ammonia pollution also leads to eutrophication. Eutrophication is the growth of algae that kills other aquatic life and creates dead zones. Ammonia pollution affects freshwater and salt water ecosystems differently due to physical and chemical differences.
Ammonia detection is facilitated through the use of filter packs and fabric denuders (a gas separator). Techniques such as satellite imaging and rainwater analysis are also used.[7] Much is still unknown about the impact of ammonia pollution, but rising emission rates concern scientists. The level of ammonia in the atmosphere was more than twice as large in 2010 as it was in 1940.[8] Ammonia is now recognized by many countries as a major pollutant and some have begun taking steps to limit their emissions.[7]
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