Rate of Loss of Ammonia from Water to the Atmosphere
- 1 June 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
- Vol. 36 (6) , 685-689
- https://doi.org/10.1139/f79-101
Abstract
The rate of loss of NH3 from water to the atmosphere was measured in the field and in the laboratory as a function of wind speed, temperature and pH. The exchange coefficient, Ke, was a linear function of wind speed and temperature. The loss rates (1-10 kg .cntdot. ha-1 .cntdot. day-1) are quite high at pH 9 and at NH3 concentrations > 1 mg N .cntdot. dm-3; the rates are much smaller under the conditions found in most natural water bodies.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: