Denitrification in river sediments: Relationship between process rate and properties of water and sediment

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 467-476

  Garcia Ruiz R ^a   Pattinson, S N ^b   Whitton, B A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; SLURRY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

DENITRIFICATION; NITROUS OXIDE; RIVER; SEDIMENT;

UK, ENGLAND;

EID: 0031969323     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2427.1998.00295.x     Document Type: Article

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