Tuesday, 8 November 2005: 7:55 AM
Symposium--Nitrogen and Human Health
Sponsor:S11 Soils & Environmental Quality
Presidings:David Powlson, Rothamsted Research
Chris Van Kessel, UC Davis
Introductory Remarks
Nitrate Metabolism in Humans.
Nigel Benjamin, Derriford Hospital
Human Alteration of the Nitrogen Cycle: the Good and the Bad.
James N. Galloway, University of Virginia
Break
Nitrogen's Role in Food Security and Human Well-Being at Local to Global Scales.
Kenneth G. Cassman, Univ. of Nebraska Dept of Agronomy and Horticulture
How Did Britain and Europe Come to Have a Nitrate Problem?.
Thomas M. Addiscott, Rothamsted Research,
Nitrogen, Environment and Health – Issues of Balancing Risks from Experience in the Netherlands.
Hans J.M. van Grinsven, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Reinier van den Berg, Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Nitrate Limits. Based on Myth or Fact?.
J-L. L'Hirondel, Centre Hospitalier, Thomas M. Addiscott, Rothamsted Research,, A.A. Avery, Hudson Institute
Discussion
Adjourn

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