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nitrogen compounds (nitrogen dioxide progress has been made in the collection
and ammonia) into the air, derived of nitrogen compound emission data and
from different mobile, industrial and an approximation of deposition values
area sources, are deposited in exposed has been made. It is planned to continue
terrestrial ecosystems and can generate with the definition and calculation of
effects on vegetation. In relation to the critical load exceedance of the area
this, the method developed by Seppälä of interest, i.e., with information on the
et al. (2006) uses the accumulated sensitivity of the exposed terrestrial
excess as a category indicator, making ecosystems to evaluate the excess of N
it possible to evaluate how the impact deposited and the feasibility of applying
varies when the amount of deposition the indicator. The use of site-dependent
that exceeds the critical load changes. CFs makes it possible to dispense with
Although developed for Europe, spatial foreign ones. This contribution will
differentiation is an important factor generate an advance in environmental
in areas with great environmental risk studies and contribute to regional
variability, such as Argentina, given its sustainability.
extension, where degradation processes
are diverse. The indicator requires
regional emission, deposition and
critical load values in order to calculate
characterization factors (CFs). So far,

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