Overview

The First International Nitrogen Conference was held in the Netherlands in 1998. Its primary focus was on the effects of increased cycling of nitrogen on regional, continental and global scales. The main contributions were from European scientists. 

Three significant messages emerged from the First Conference:

• Increased circulation of nitrogen in the atmosphere and biosphere is occurring in all parts of the globe.
• Nitrogen has a range of well understood beneficial and detrimental consequences for people and the environment
• Scientists and decision makers need to work together to develop integrated approaches to solve nitrogen-related problems. 

Conference products include a conference Summary Statement and a peer-reviewed collection of contributed papers, published by Elsevier Science.

Additional Information

Conference website: http://www.esa.org/n2001/conference.html#firstconference

Products

Erisman, J.W., Brydges, T., Bull, K., Cowling, E., Grennfelt, P., Nordberg, L., Satake, K., Schneider, T., Smeulders, S., Van der Hock, K.W., Wisniewski, J.R., Wisniewski, J. 1998. Summary Statement from the First International Nitrogen Conference, March 23-27, 1998. Environmental Pollution 102 3-12.

Van der Hoek, K. Erisman, J. W., Smeulders, S. Wisniewski, J. R., Wisniewski, J. 1998.  Nitrogen,  the Confer-N-s. Contributed papers from the First International Nitrogen Conference. 23-27 March, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands.  Elsevier Science.