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International Symposium on Nitrogen Cycling and Its Environmental Impacts in East Asia

The NARO-MARCO International Symposium on "Nitrogen Cycling and Its Environmental Impacts in East Asia" was organized by the Institute for Agro-Environmental Sciences, NARO (NIAES) at the International Congress Center (Epochal), Tsukuba on November 19-22, 2018. The symposium was aimed at addressing various issues associated with the excessive use of anthropogenic reactive nitrogen and the development of appropriate management systems in the East Asia region. The keynote speakers included Prof. Wilfried Winiwarter (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria), Prof. Xiaoyuan Yan (Nanjing Institute of Soil Science, China) and Prof. Timothy Jickells (University of East Anglia, UK). The symposium also included 20 oral presentations, poster sessions, and a scientific excursion on the 4th day.


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