PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Atwood, Jay Dee
AU  - Johnson, S. R.
TI  - The potential for LISA-type nitrogen use adjustments in mainstream U.S. agriculture
DP  - 1990 Jan 01
TA  - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
PG  - 140--144
VI  - 45
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/45/1/140.short
4100  - http://www.jswconline.org/content/45/1/140.full
AB  - Concern about environmental impacts of nitrogen (N) fertilizer use is increasing. Mainstream agriculture is dependent on N fertilizer, and use patterns are polluting water resources. A 5-cent tax on N fertilizer is shown to have three benefits. National N fertilizer use is estimated to decline about 10%. Use of legume-produced N increases, and crop use of N declines only 5%. A reduction in wasted legume-produced N equal to 2.5% of N application in the baseline occurs because of increased use of legumes and other crops in rotation. The N tax is not without costs. Soil erosion and pesticide use are estimated to increase 2.2 and 1.7%, respectively, in response to the tax.