Sulfur fertiliser use in the Midwestern US increases as atmospheric sulfur deposition declines with improved air quality

Rates of increase in sulfur fertiliser use have outpaced other nutrients to compensate for reductions in atmospheric sulfur deposition due to improved air quality, according to an analysis of fertiliser sales and atmospheric nutrient deposition fluxes in the Midwest USA between 1985 and 2015.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Eve-Lyn S. Hinckley, Charles T. Driscoll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00662-9