Nitrogen removal in marine environments: Recent findings and future research challenges

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 94, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 125-145

  Hulth, Stefan ^a   Aller, Robert C ^b   Canfield, Donald E ^c   Dalsgaard, Tage ^d   Engström, Pia ^a   Gilbert, Franck ^e   Sundbäck, Kristina ^a   Thamdrup, Bo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^e AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Marine; Nitrogen; Removal

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN;

EID: 18044395970     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2004.07.013     Document Type: Article

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