An Integrated Tool for Calculating and Reducing Institution Carbon and Nitrogen Footprints.

ABSTRACT: The development of nitrogen footprint tools has allowed a range of entities to calculate and reduce their contribution to nitrogen pollution, but these tools represent just one aspect of environmental pollution. For example, institutions have been calculating their carbon footprints to track and manage their greenhouse gas emissions for over a decade. This article introduces an integrated tool that institutions can use to calculate, track, and manage their nitrogen and carbon footprints together. It presents the methodology for the combined tool, describes several metrics for comparing institution nitrogen and carbon footprint results, and discusses management strategies that reduce both the nitrogen and carbon footprints. The data requirements for the two tools overlap substantially, alth

SUBMITTER: Leach AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5765844 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature