Denitrification and nitrous oxide production in sediments of the Wiske, a lowland eutrophic river

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 210-211, Issue , 1998, Pages 307-320

  García Ruiz, Roberto ^a   Pattinson, Sarah N ^a   Whitton, Brian A ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Denitrification; LOIS; Nitrate; Nitrous oxide; River; Sediments; Sewage effluent; Swale; Wiske

Indexed keywords

CARBON; NITRATE; NITROGEN; NITROUS OXIDE; RIVER WATER;

DENITRIFICATION; EUTROPHICATION; NITRATE; NITROUS OXIDE; SEDIMENT;

ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; EFFLUENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIVER; SEASON; SEDIMENT; TEMPERATURE;

UK, ENGLAND, WISKE RIVER;

EID: 0344878866     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(98)00020-5     Document Type: Article

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