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  • First-ever conceptual model explains variations in farm N2O emissions

    Feb 3, 2025 1:30 pm by Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and EnvironmentInnovation
    three autochambers collecting data in a Central Illinois field. This data informed the creation of the new conceptual “cannon model.” Photo Credit: Will Eddy

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    • three autochambers collecting data in a Central Illinois field. This data informed the creation of the new conceptual “cannon model.” Photo Credit: Will Eddy

    Nitrous oxide (N2O) has long been agriculture’s sustainability Achilles heel. N2O has 300 times the heat-trapping ability of carbon dioxide (CO2) and stays in the atmosphere for about 100 years.