Free ammonia inhibition of nitrification in river sediments leading to nitrite accumulation

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1049-1055

  Smith, R V ^a,c   Burns, L C ^c   Doyle, R M ^c   Lennox, S D ^b,d   Kelso, B H L ^c   Foy, R H ^a,c   Stevens, R J ^a,c  

^a Agric and Environ Science Div   (United Kingdom)

^b Biometrics Division   (Ireland)

^c Dep of Agric and Environ Science   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; AMMONIA; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; EFFLUENTS; EXTRACTION; NITRIFICATION; OXIDATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RIVERS; SEDIMENTS; WATER ANALYSIS;

MULTIPLE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NITRITES;

WATER POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; NITRITE;

ARTICLE; IRELAND; NITRIFICATION; NITROBACTER; RIVER; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

NITROBACTER; NITROSOMONAS; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0031193834     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq1997.00472425002600040016x     Document Type: Article

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