Name:AphichatTonjaiDueDate:9/26/14

ArticleTitle:GlobalPopulationandtheNitrogenCycle
Author/Source:VaclavSmil

WhataretheAUTHORsmajorideas,conceptsorkeypoints?

A:Listthemajorideas,conceptsorkeypointspointbypoint
Duringthe20thcentury,humanpopulationquadruple.
Notonlyisitfromindustrialexpansion,butthesynthesisofammonia.
Ammoniaaidinfoodproductionalongwithothernitrogenrichfertilizer.=enoughtoeat
Nitrogenisnotreadyabletopassthroughthegeochemicalcycle.
NitrogenisuseinDNAandRNAasthemoleculethatstoredandtransfergenetic
material
Nitrogencompoundsfromfood=Plants=Aprocessfornitrogentobeusable.
Nitrogenfixingbacteriamaketheelementusable.
Aswithdrawaremadefromcropswhichcontinuallyremovefixednitrogenfromthesoil
causeshortsupply=farmers(Traditionally)usuallyenrichbycropresidue,animals,or
humanwaste.
Orraiseplantwithnitrogenfixingbacteria(Peas,beans,whicharelegume)
Combinationoffarmersaddingnitrogencausehighconcentrationofnitrogen
Thepracticallimitofaboutfivepeopleperhectareisduetoenvironmentalstress.
Limitsonresourcesneededinfoodproductionbroken
minepotashdepositsforpotassiumfertilizergetridofshortage
Processinvolvinghighamountofelectricityfornitrogenfertilizertooexpensiveformost
countries.
FritzHaber,fromthetechnicaluniversityinKarlsruhe,Germany,whodevisedaworkable
schemetosynthesizeammoniafromnitrogenandhydrogen.
FritzHaberalsocreatedchemicalweaponinWW1andwonanobelpeaceprizeand
labelawarcriminal.
Graduateriseinnitrogenfertilizerduetonewwaytomakeitandshiftinnitrogenusein
highandlowincomecountries
theproteininhumanitysdietdependsonsyntheticnitrogenfertilizer
ToomuchNintheareawouldresultinancauselifethreateningmethemoglobinemia
(bluebabydisease)ininfants
Linktocancers
Contaminationofgroundwaterandlocalwatersources
EutrophicationEXCESSfromrunoff
Problemsolvebyreducedthroughacombinationofeconomicandtechnicalsolutions.
FindingotherwaystosynthesizenitrogenBacteria
Bestwayistofindmoreeffectivewaystousefertilizers
Notenoughrecyclablenitrogenfor6billionpeople

B:SummarizetheAUTHORsmainpointorideaatLEAST12paragraphs
SummaryofAuthorsMainPoints:
Theauthormainpointsinthearticleistohighlightthechemicaldependenciesonnitrogen.He
linkthefarmingpracticesinthepastwerethefarmerswouldtraditionallyusecropresidue,
animalsresidue,orhumanwaste.Whichreintroducethenitrogenlossfromtheprevious
harvest.Farmerswouldalsoraiseplantsthatarepartofthelegumefamily.Butinmoderntime
theuseofsynthesizenitrogenfromothersourcescausetheproductionoffoodtoincreaseand
contributetotheraiseinthehumanpopulation.FritzHaber,fromthetechnicaluniversityin
Karlsruhe,Germany,devisedaworkableschemetosynthesizeammoniafromnitrogenand
hydrogen.
Manycropsinmoderntimerelyontheproductiononthesynthesisofnitrogenfertilizer.Butan
excessofnitrogenwouldendupinrunoffandcauseenvironmentalstrain.Accordingtothe
article,itcancauseeutrophicationinlocalstreamandlakes,linkedtocancer,andcancause
lifethreateningmethemoglobinemia(bluebabydisease)ininfants.Finally,thereisnotenough
recycleablenitrogenforeveryoneonEarth.Thebestwaysistousefertilizerseffectivelyandby
economicandtechnicalsolutions.

C:Writeareactionparagraphtothearticlestatingyourownthoughtsonthetopic,
usingspecificcitationsfromthearticletosupportyourviews
MyOwnThoughtsontheTopic
Myreactiontothearticleisthefactthatindustrializationisnottheonlyfactorthatincreasethe
humanpopulationbutalsofarmingwhichproduceenoughfoodthroughthesynthesisof
nitrogen.ItalsointerestingtolearnaboutFritzHaber,whodiscoveraneffectivewaytosynthesis
nitrogenbutalsocreatechemicalweaponsinWW1andwasawardedtheNobelPrizewhile
beingbrandedawarcriminal.AndanelementthatishighlyabundantintheEarthatmosphereis
avitalcommodityforfarmingthatthereashortageofnaturally.