Measurement of ammonia emissions from temperate and sub-polar seabird colonies

• Published in: Atmospheric Environment
• Main Authors: Riddick, S.N., Blackall, T.D., Dragosits, U., Daunt, F., Newell, M., Braban, C.F., Tang, Y.S., Schmale, J., Hill, P.W., Wanless, S., Trathan, P., Sutton, M.A.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Bird Island; Guano; Signy Island; South Orkney Islands
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.03.016; http://infoscience.epfl.ch/record/279823

The chemical breakdown of marine derived reactive nitrogen transported to the land as seabird guano represents a significant source of ammonia (NH3) in areas far from other NH3 sources. Measurements made at tropical and temperate seabird colonies indicate substantial NH3 emissions, with emission rat...