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Pollution, Climate and Conventions · Question 31 of 67

Question 31

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Overuse of nitrogen fertilisers in farming releases which greenhouse gas, which also harms the ozone layer?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

Explanation

  1. Soil bacteria turn part of the extra fertiliser nitrogen into nitrous oxide, N₂O.

  2. It is a powerful, long-lived greenhouse gas and, in the stratosphere, destroys ozone.

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Nitrous oxide
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