| Text | 455765 2021 10.3390/su13137163 Scopus 2 s2.0 85109166488 nitrogen fertilization; nitrate leaching; agricultural pollution; sustainable remediation strategies; biochar Development of ecological strategies for the recovery of the main nitrogen agricultural pollutants A review on environmental sustainability in agroecosystems Losacco D.; Ancona V.; De Paola D.; Tumolo M.; Massarelli C.; Gatto A.; Uricchio V.F. Water Research Institute Italian National Research Council IRSA CNR , Bari, 70132, Water Research Institute Italian National Research Council IRSA CNR , 70132, Bari, Italy;, , , Italy; Water Research Institute Italian National Research Council IRSA CNR , Bari, 70132, Water Research Institute Italian National Research Council IRSA CNR , 70132, Bari, Italy;, , , Italy; Department of Biology, University of Bari, Bari, 70126, Department of Biology, University of Bari, 70126, Bari, Italy, , Italy; Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources Italian National Research Council IBBR CNR , Bari, 70126, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources Italian National Research Council IBBR CNR , 70126, Bari, Italy;, , , Italy; Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources Italian National Research Council IBBR CNR , Bari, 70126, Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources Italian National Research Council IBBR CNR , 70126, Bari, Italy;, , , Italy Nitrogen N is a fundamental nutrient for plant growth and for the performance of biological functions. In agroecosystems, nitrogen fertilization is aimed at providing a suitable N dose for crop growth, avoiding the impoverishment or the improper enrichment of nitrogen compounds in soil. The high application of nitrogen fertilizers is the main cause of the increase in nitrate leaching and loss of the quality of natural resources groundwater and soil . In the last decades, new sustainable technological approaches have been developed and applied on laboratory and field scales to reduce the impacts of nitrogen pollution on the environmental matrices and to improve the sustain ability of agricultural management. This review highlights the results of the implementation of sustainable remediation new strategies to reduce pollution from a main agricultural contaminant nitrate and describes the benefits obtained from the use of these solutions in agroecosystems. 13 Published version https //doi.org/10.3390/su13137163 Articolo in rivista MDPI 2071 1050 Sustainability Basel Sustainability Basel Sustainability Basel Sustainability. Basel danielalosacco LOSACCO DANIELA vitofelice.uricchio URICCHIO VITO FELICE valeria.ancona ANCONA VALERIA carmine.massarelli MASSARELLI CARMINE |
