1. Deposition of Atmospheric Nitrogen Compounds in Humid Tropical Cuba
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María L. González, Antonio Wallo, Roberto Labrador, Arnaldo Collazo, Paulo Ortiz, and Osvaldo Cuesta-Santos
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Article Subject ,Humid subtropical climate ,lcsh:Medicine ,chemistry.chemical_element ,Environment ,lcsh:Technology ,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology ,Ammonia ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,acid deposition ,Acid deposition ,Ammonium ,lcsh:Science ,Nitrites ,General Environmental Science ,Pollutant ,Air Pollutants ,Tropical Climate ,Nitrates ,Atmosphere ,lcsh:T ,Aquatic ecosystem ,lcsh:R ,Cuba ,Humidity ,nitrogen compounds ,General Medicine ,Nitrogen ,Deposition (aerosol physics) ,chemistry ,Environmental chemistry ,wet deposition and oxidized nitrogen ,Environmental science ,Nitrogen Oxides ,lcsh:Q ,Environmental Monitoring ,Research Article - Abstract
Acid deposition, a direct effect of gaseous air pollutants, is causing widespread damage to terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Further, these pollutants are responsible for the corrosion of building materials and cultural objects, as well as having an impact on human health. In Cuba, main atmospheric deposition of nitrogen compounds varies from approximately 12.0 to 65.0 kg N ha�1 year�1 in rural areas. Ammonia and ammonium are the most important elements in Cuba�s tropical conditions.
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- 2001
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