Mapping nitrous oxide emissions from corn to the county level (IMAGE)

University of Illinois College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences

Mapping nitrous oxide emissions from corn to the county level

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Researcher Yushu Xia (pictured) and others from the University of Illinois and Argonne National Laboratory have mapped nitrous oxide emissions from corn fertilizers to the county level, allowing greater precision in life cycle analysis for corn ethanol.

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Yushu Xia, University of Illinois

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