Bad effects: Planting rice in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Wide application of fertiliser in agriculture has left huge amounts of nitrogen in the environment, and consequently, various adverse impacts. - AFP
Excessive use of nitrogen is causing problems ranging from coastal dead zones to fish kills and global warming.
Nitrogen continues to be used inefficiently as a plant nutrient in agriculture, according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Year Book 2014.
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