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. 2017 Sep 5;114(38):E7891–E7899. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1703793114

Table S1.

Emissions inventory derived from GREET

Process GHG intensity
kg CO2e/kg N
Nitrogen fertilizer production* 4.41
On-field N2O emissions 9.38
kg CO2e/acre
Phosphoric acid production 33.6
Potassium oxide production 15.3
Calcium carbonite production 2.5
Herbicide production 22.1
Insecticide production 0.2
Diesel fuel production 12.8
Diesel fuel combustion 76.7
Natural gas production 2.6
Natural gas combustion 13.9
Liquid petroleum gas production 4.4
Liquid petroleum gas combustion 18.0
Gasoline blendstock production 4.9
Gasoline blendstock combustion 16.7
Electricity for irrigation 49.1
*

Emission rate varies by county based on mix of nitrogen fertilizers.

Emissions per acre vary by county based on the quantity of irrigated water use.