Nitrogen overload : environmental degradation, ramifications, and economic costs by Katz, Brian G.

Table of Contents: “…The Nitrogen Cycle -- 3. Sources of Reactive Nitrogen and Transport Processes -- 4. Methods to Identify Sources of Reactive Nitrogen Contamination -- 5. …”
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Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species Signaling and Communication in Plants

Table of Contents: “…Compartmentalization of Reactive Oxygen Species and Nitric Oxide Production in Plant Cells – An Overview -- Established and Proposed Roles of Xanthine Oxidoreductase in Oxidative and Reductive Pathways in Plants -- The Roles of Plant Peroxidases in the Metabolism of Reactive Nitrogen Species and Other Nitrogenous Compounds -- Mitochondrial Signaling in Plants Under Hypoxia: Use of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) and Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS).…”
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Nitrogen Cycling in the Americas: Natural and Anthropogenic Influences and Controls

Table of Contents: “…Sources of reactive nitrogen affecting ecosystems in Latin America and the Caribbean: current trends and future perspectives -- A review of anthropogenic sources of nitrogen and their effects on Canadian aquatic ecosystems -- More is less: agricultural impacts on the N cycle in Argentina -- Human activities changing the nitrogen cycle in Brazil -- Assessment of nitrogen flows into the Cuban landscape -- Urban influences on the nitrogen cycle in Puerto Rico -- Nitrogen and phosphorus budgets for a tropical watershed impacted by agricultural land use: Guayas, Ecuador -- The influence of climate on average nitrogen export from large watersheds in the Northeastern United States -- Coastal eutrophication assessment in the United States -- Nitrogen cycling in tropical and temperate savannas -- Nutrient-chlorophyll relationships in tropical-subtropical lakes: do temperate models fit? …”
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Nitric Oxide Action in Abiotic Stress Responses in Plants

Table of Contents: “…Reactive Nitrogen Species and Nitric Oxide -- Functional Role of Nitric Oxide under Abiotic Stress Conditions -- Nitric Oxide and Abiotic Stress Induced Oxidative Stress -- Regulatory Role of Nitric Oxide in Alterations of Morphological Features of Plants under Abiotic Stress -- Nitric Oxide and High Temperature Stress: A Physiological Perspective -- Nitric Oxide in Drought Stress Signaling and Tolerance in Plants -- Nitric Oxide and Plant Hemoglobins Improve the Tolerance of Plants to Hypoxia -- Nitric Oxide as a Mediator of Cold Stress Response: a Transcriptional Point of View -- Nitric Oxide and UV-B Radiation -- Nitric Oxide Impact on Plant Adaptation to Transition Metal Stress -- Nitric Oxide Action in the Improvement of Plant Tolerance to Nutritional Stress -- Role of Nitric Oxide in Heavy Metal Stress -- Role of Nitric Oxide in Salt Stress-induced Programmed Cell Death and Defense Mechanisms -- Nitric Oxide and Postharvest Stress of Fruits, Vegetables and Ornamentals -- Insights into the Participation of Nitric Oxide and Extra Cellular ATP in Wounding.…”
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Melatonin in plants : a regulator for plant growth and development

Table of Contents: “…Interaction of melatonin with reactive oxygen species in plants -- Ch 8. Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS) and Melatonin Interaction in Plant -- Ch 9. …”
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Radical and radical ion reactivity in nucleic acid chemistry

Table of Contents: “…Greenberg -- Reactivity of 5-halopyrimidines in nucleic acids / Ryn Tashiro and Hiroshi Sugiyama -- Kinetics of long-range oxidative electron transfer through DNA / Kiyohiko Kawai and Tetsuro Majima -- Radical intermediates during reductive electron transfer through DNA / Reji Varghese and Hans-Achim Wagenknecht -- Low-energy electron interaction with DNA : bond dissociation and formation of transient anions, radicals, and radical anions / Léon Sanche -- Electronic-affinic radiosensitizers / Peter Wardman -- Reactions of reactive nitrogen species and carbonate radical anions with DNA / Vladimir Shafirovich, Conor Crean, and Nicholas E. …”

Progress in Botany Vol. 78

Table of Contents: “…-- Advances in Plant Sulfur Metabolism and Signaling -- Plant Vacuolar Sorting: An Overview -- Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS) in Plants Under Physiological and Adverse Environmental Conditions: Current View -- Extracellular ATP: An Essential Apoplastic Messenger in Plants -- Exploration of Sweet Immunity to Enhance Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants: Lessons from CAM -- Physiology and Spatio-temporal Relations of Nutrient Acquisition by Roots and Root Symbionts -- The Biodiversity of the Yucatan Peninsula: A Natural Laboratory -- Glacier forelands: lessons of plant population and community development -- The “Forgotten” Ecology Behind Ecological Status Evaluation: Re-Assessing the Roles of Aquatic Plants and Benthic Algae in Ecosystem Functioning -- Beneficial Soil Microbiota as Mediators of the Plant Defensive Phenotype and Aboveground Plant-Herbivore Interactions -- Unraveling the Importance of Inter- and Intraspecific Competition for the Adaptation of Forests to Climate Change -- Plants and Atmospheric Aerosols -- Solar UV Irradiation-Induced Production of Greenhouse Gases from Plant Surfaces: From Leaf to Earth.…”
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Oxidants in Biology : A Question of Balance

Table of Contents: “…Old Players -- Hydrogen Peroxide: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly -- Peroxynitrite: A Key Molecule in Skin Tissue Response to Different Types of Stress -- Cellular and Environmental Electrophiles: Balancing Redox Signaling, Inflammation, and Cell Death Pathways -- The Role of Reactive Nitrogen Species (RNS) in the Activation of Nuclear Factor Kappa B (NFkB) and Its Implications for Biological Systems: The Question of Balance -- Neutrophil-Derived Oxidants as Modulators of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Metabolism -- Fatty Acids in the Modulation of Reactive Oxygen Species Balance in Cancer -- The Question of Balance: The Interaction Between Blood and Ozone -- Iron and Erythrocytes: Physiological and Pathophysiological Aspects -- The Adventures of Superoxide Dismutase in Health and Disease: Superoxide in the Balance -- Glutathione Metabolism: Favorable Versus Unfavorable Effects -- Dual Roles of Oxidative Stress in the Lungs -- Antioxidants: How They Work -- New Players -- The Role of DUOX Isozymes in the Respiratory Tract Epithelium -- Hypertension, Diabetes, Oxidative Stress, and Cardiovascular Remodeling: Making the Connection with p66shc -- A Role of BRCA1-Associated Protein BARD1 in Oxidative Stress Response and Signaling and Proliferation Control -- Postprandial Events as a Trigger for Redox Unbalance: Role of Dietary Lipid Hydroperoxides and Antioxidants -- F2-Isoprostanes: Markers and Mediators of an Imbalanced Redox Status in the Liver.…”
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Environmental Adaptations and Stress Tolerance of Plants in the Era of Climate Change

Table of Contents: “….-  K+ nutrition, K+ uptake and its role in environmental stress in plants -- Temperature Stress and Responses of Plants -- Responses and Management of Heat Stress in Plants -- Understanding Chilling Tolerance Traits Using Arabidopsis Chilling-Sensitive Mutants -- Root Form and Function in Plant as an Adaptation to Changing Climate -- Reactive Oxygen Species and Nitric Oxide in Plants under Cadmium Stress: From Toxicity to Signaling -- Reactive Nitrogen Inflows and Nitrogen use Efficiency in Agriculture: An Environment Perspective -- Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis and Other Plant-Soil Interactions in Relation to Environmental Stress -- MicroRNAs and their Role in Plants during Abiotic Stresses -- Transcription Factors Involved in Environmental Stress Responses in Plants -- Plant Signaling Under Abiotic Stress Environment -- Calcium Signalling in Plant Cells Under Environmental Stress -- Role of H2O2 as Signalling Molecule in Plants -- Role of Phytohormone Signaling During Stress -- Ethylene and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants -- New Approaches to Study Metal-Induced Stress in Plants -- Sulfur in the alleviation of cadmium-induced oxidative stress in plants -- Role of Salicylic acid in Alleviating Heavy Metal Stress -- Bioremediation and mitigation of organic contaminants in the era of climate changes -- Exploitation of Weeds and Ornamentals for Bioremediation of Metalliferous Substrates in the Era of Climate Change.…”
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Oxidative Neural Injury

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Costs of Ammonia Abatement and the Climate Co-Benefits

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Criminal and Environmental Soil Forensics

Table of Contents: “…-- Petrography and Geochemical Analysis for the Forensic Assessment of Concrete Damage -- Tracing Soil and Groundwater Pollution with Electromagnetic Profiling and Geo-Electrical Investigations -- Locating Concealed Homicide Victims: Developing the Role of Geoforensics -- Geological Trace Evidence: Forensic and Legal Perspectives -- New Observations on the Interactions Between Evidence and the Upper Horizons of the Soil -- The Forensic Analysis of Sediments Recovered from Footwear -- Using Soil and Groundwater Data to Understand Resistivity Surveys over a Simulated Clandestine Grave -- Spatial Thinking in Search Methodology: A Case Study of the ‘No Body Murder Enquiry’, West of Ireland -- Localisation of a Mass Grave from the Nazi Era: A Case Study -- Taphonomy -- Research in Forensic Taphonomy: A Soil-Based Perspective -- Can Temperature Affect the Release of Ninhydrin-Reactive Nitrogen in Gravesoil Following the Burial of a Mammalian (Rattus rattus) Cadaver? …”
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Global climate change and plant stress management

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Author Biographies -- Part 1 Views and Visions -- Chapter 1 Boosting Resilience of Global Crop Production Through Sustainable Stress Management -- References -- Chapter 2 Sustaining Food Security Under Changing Stress Environment -- References -- Chapter 3 Crop Improvement Under Climate Change -- 3.1 Crop Diversity to Mitigate Climate Change -- 3.2 Technology to Mitigate Climate Change -- 3.3 Farm Practices to Mitigate Climate Change -- 3.4 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4 Reactive Nitrogen in Climate Change, Crop Stress, and Sustainable Agriculture: A Personal Journey -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Reactive Nitrogen in Climate Change, Agriculture, and Beyond -- 4.3 Nitrogen, Climate, and Planetary Boundaries of Sustainability -- 4.4 Emerging Global Response and India's Leadership in It -- 4.5 Regional and Global Partnerships for Effective Interventions -- 4.6 Building Crop NUE Paradigm Amidst Growing Focus on Stress -- 4.7 From NUE Phenotype to Genotype in Rice -- 4.8 Furthering the Research and Policy Agenda -- References -- Part 2 Climate Change: Global Impact -- Chapter 5 Climate-Resilient Crops for CO2 Rich-Warmer Environment: Opportunities and Challenges -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Climate Change Trend and Abiotic Stress: Yield Losses Due to Major Climate Change Associated Stresses Heat, Drought and Their Combination -- 5.3 Update on Crop Improvement Strategies Under Changing Climate -- 5.3.1 Advances in Breeding and Genomics -- 5.3.2 Advances in Phenomics and High Throughput Platforms -- 5.3.3 Non-destructive Phenotyping to Exploit Untapped Potential of Natural Genetic Diversity -- 5.4 Exploiting Climate-Smart Cultivation Practices -- 5.5 CO2-Responsive C3 Crops for Future Environment -- 5.6 Conclusion -- References.…”
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Acid Rain - Deposition to Recovery

Table of Contents: “…Modelling Seasonal Dynamics from Temporal Variation in Agricultural Practices in the UK Ammonia Emission Inventory -- Inter-annual Variations of Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide Over Europe During 1958–2003 Simulated with a Regional CTM -- Field Intercomparison of Main Components in Air in EMEP -- Variations in the Fluoride Level in Precipitation in a Region of Human Impact -- Long Term Trends in Sulphur and Nitrogen Deposition in Europe and the Cause of Non-linearities -- Trends in Chemical Composition of Wet-only Precipitation at Rural French Monitoring Stations Over the 1990–2003 Period -- Monitoring Long-term Trends in Sulfate and Ammonium in US Precipitation: Results from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network -- Temporal Trends of Non-sea Salt Sulfate and Nitrate in Wet Deposition in Japan -- Sulphate and Nitrate in Precipitation and Soil Water in Pine Forests in Latvia -- Acid Rain in Downtown São Paulo City, Brazil -- Atmospheric Metal Pollutants-Archives, Methods, and History -- Nitrogen Saturation of Terrestrial Ecosystems: Some Recent Findings and Their Implications for Our Conceptual Framework -- Effects of Nitrogen Deposition on Bryophyte Species Composition of Calcareous Grasslands -- Atmospheric Deposition of Reactive Nitrogen on Turf Grassland in Central Japan: Comparison of the Contribution of Wet and Dry Deposition -- Effects of Nitrogen Supply on the Sensitivity to O3 of Growth and Photosynthesis of Japanese Beech (Fagus crenata) Seedlings -- Stem Growth of Picea Abies in South Western Sweden in the 10 Years Following Liming and Addition of PK and N -- X-ray Microanalysis of Needles from Douglas Fir Growing in Environments of Contrasting Acidity -- Effects of Acid Rain on Competitive Releases of Cd, Cu, and Zn from Two Natural Soils and Two Contaminated Soils in Hunan, China -- Modelling Change in Ground Vegetation Response to Acid and Nitrogen Pollution, Climate Change and Forest Management at in Sweden 1500–2100 A.D. -- Laboratory Measurement of Dry Deposition of Ozone onto Northern Chinese Soil Samples -- Ozone Deposition to a Coniferous and Deciduous Forest in the Czech Republic -- Impact of Harvest Intensity on Long-Term Base Cation Budgets in Swedish Forest Soils -- Long Term Effects of Acid Irrigation at the Höglwald on Seepage Water Chemistry and Nutrient Cycling -- Nitrogen Budget of a Spruce Forest Ecosystem After Six-year Addition of Ammonium Sulphate in Southwest Sweden -- Modification of Soil Solid Aluminium Phases During an Extreme Experimental Acidification of A Horizons of Forest Soils from Southwest Europe -- Exposure Programme on Atmospheric Corrosion Effects of Acidifying Pollutants in Tropical and Subtropical Climates -- UN/ECE ICP Materials Dose-response Functions for the Multi-pollutant Situation -- Long-term Trends in Surface Water Quality of Five Lakes in Japan -- The Fernow Watershed Acidification Study: Ecosystem Acidification, Nitrogen Saturation and Base Cation Leaching -- Response of Drinking-water Reservoir Ecosystems to Decreased Acidic Atmospheric Deposition in SE Germany: Signs of Biological Recovery -- Invasives, Introductions and Acidification: The Dynamics of a Stressed River Fish Community -- Fish Stomachs as a Biomonitoring Tool in Studies of Invertebrate Recovery -- Acidification at Plastic Lake, Ontario: Has 20 Years Made a Difference? …”
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