Post by nijhumnishita033 on Jan 11, 2024 8:51:14 GMT
Nitrates are inorganic chemical compounds that are part of the nitrogen cycle on Earth , one of the most important cycles for natural ecosystems. Elements such as carbon, oxygen, hydrogen or, for what we are interested in here, nitrogen are considered essential nutrients for plants. Plants absorb nitrogen from the soil and, when they die, it returns to the soil, where bacteria transform it first into nitrates and then into nitrogen gas, so the cycle begins again. Animal droppings also contain nitrates, so they are part of this cycle.
This means that the presence of nitrates in the environment is totally normal, yes, as long as it remains within specific quantitative parameters, and this is where human action comes into play. The growing demand for Phone Number Data food has forced an increase in agricultural production and, with this, there has also been an increase in the use of fertilizers. Most fertilizers provide excess nutrients , which produces an imbalance in the nitrogen cycle and, therefore, damage to ecosystems. Pollution of water by nitrogen or phosphorus is especially harmful to living organisms. The World Health Organization (WHO) indicates as a maximum guideline value the amount of 50 mg/l of “nitrate ion” in drinking water .
Spain has not taken any additional measures to solve this problem, which is why the European Commission opened an infringement procedure in 2018. In July 2020 it demanded the implementation of measures. Finally, in December 2021 , it announced its intention to refer the matter to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Other countries, such as France , have already been condemned by the CJEU for failing to comply with the Nitrates Directive. Court of Justice of the European Union (Photo: CJEU) Spain in figures According to data from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Spain's useful agricultural area (SAU) represents more than 23 million hectares, almost half of the Spanish territory.
This means that the presence of nitrates in the environment is totally normal, yes, as long as it remains within specific quantitative parameters, and this is where human action comes into play. The growing demand for Phone Number Data food has forced an increase in agricultural production and, with this, there has also been an increase in the use of fertilizers. Most fertilizers provide excess nutrients , which produces an imbalance in the nitrogen cycle and, therefore, damage to ecosystems. Pollution of water by nitrogen or phosphorus is especially harmful to living organisms. The World Health Organization (WHO) indicates as a maximum guideline value the amount of 50 mg/l of “nitrate ion” in drinking water .
Spain has not taken any additional measures to solve this problem, which is why the European Commission opened an infringement procedure in 2018. In July 2020 it demanded the implementation of measures. Finally, in December 2021 , it announced its intention to refer the matter to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Other countries, such as France , have already been condemned by the CJEU for failing to comply with the Nitrates Directive. Court of Justice of the European Union (Photo: CJEU) Spain in figures According to data from the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Spain's useful agricultural area (SAU) represents more than 23 million hectares, almost half of the Spanish territory.