UBA explainer video: Nitrogen - What is nitrogen and why is too much of it an environmental problem?

What is nitrogen, what is reactive nitrogen? Why is too much of it a problem for humans and the environment? And what can we do about it? Our video provides answers. More information on reactive nitrogen on the UBA website at https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/themen/luft/wirkungen-von-luftschadstoffen/wirkungen-auf-oekosysteme/reaktiver-stickstoff-in-der-umwelt Translation and dubbing: alugha

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