Denitrification in Lake Sediments
- 1 January 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Environmental Letters
- Vol. 5 (3) , 175-181
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00139307309435524
Abstract
The capacity of selected calcareous and non-calcareous lake sediments from Wisconsin to reduce NO3-N gas to N2 gas under anaerobic conditions was examined. Although the individual rates of denitrification varied, all lake sediments examined were able to convert approximately 70% of added NO3-N to N2. In one case, approximately 65% of added NO2-N was also converted to N2. All sediments were able to generate CH4 and when amended with either NO3-N or NO2-N produced N2O as a transient intermediate.Keywords
This publication has 3 references indexed in Scilit:
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- Denitrification and Nitrate Reduction in Wisconsin Lake SedimentsJournal of Environmental Quality, 1972
- Importance of Denitrification and Nitrate Reduction in Sediments to the Nitrogen Budgets of LakesNature, 1971