Jan 19, 2024
“Nitrogen mitigation scenarios to reduce coastal eutrophication” with Wafa and Patrick.
Eutrophication is a state of overgrowth of aquatic plants, such as algae and seaweeds, in water bodies due to the excessive pouring of nutrients from different sources like agriculture, industry, and human settlements, causing disturbances to the ecosystems. Coastal eutrophication is a major issue worldwide due to the increasing discharge of nutrient emissions from agricultural activities into coastal ecosystems. Several efforts have been made to reduce eutrophication, achieving up to 35–40% reduction, but these measures are not sufficient to eliminate the problem. For more sustainable and effective solutions, the root causes of the nutrient emissions, especially nitrogen, need to be addressed in current agricultural practices. In this episode, Drs. Wafa Malik and Patrick Durand share their research on the reduction of coastal eutrophication in Brittany, France, focusing on changing cropping systems and reducing the sources through modeling the effectiveness of different approaches and taking into consideration the interests of farmers and the local community.
Tune in to learn more about
· How eutrophication happens
· What are the causes and consequences of coastal eutrophication
· What are the agricultural impacts of eutrophication
· How we can change cropping systems to reduce eutrophication
· What mitigation challenges exist in reducing coastal eutrophication
If you would like more information about this
topic, this episode’s paper is available here:
https://doi.org/10.1002/agg2.20319
This paper is always freely available.
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If you would like to reach out to Wafa Malik,
you can find her here:
wafa.malik@inrae.fr
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wafa-malik-research/
ResearchGate:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Malik-Wafa
If you would like to reach out to Patrick, you can find him
here:
patrick.durand@inrae.fr
https://eng-umrsas.rennes.hub.inrae.fr/directory/DURAND-Patrick
Resources
National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE), France
https://eng-umrsas.rennes.hub.inrae.fr/
Thank you to our volunteer, Om Prakash Ghimire, for his assistance on show notes and other materials.
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