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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA Gorman, Hugh S. (Hugh Scott), 1957– The story of N : a social history of the nitrogen cycle and the challenge of sustainability / Hugh S. Gorman. p. cm. — (Studies in modern science, technology, and the environment) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–8135–5438–9 (hardcover : alk. paper) — ISBN 978–0–8135–5439–6 (e-book) 1. Nitrogen—Environmental aspects. 2. Nitrogen cycle. 3. Sustainable development. 4. Nature—Effect of human beings on. I. Title. TD196.N55G67 2013 547'.64—dc23 2012009901 A British Cataloging-in-Publication record for this book is available from the British Library. Copyright © 2013 by Hugh S. Gorman All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher. Please contact Rutgers University Press, 106 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. The only exception to this prohibition is “fair use” as defined by U.S. copyright law. Visit our website: http://rutgerspress.rutgers.edu Manufactured in the United States of America ...

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