Effect of salinity and inorganic nitrogen concentrations on nitrification and denitrification rates in intertidal sediments and rocky biofilms of the Douro River estuary, Portugal

Water Research

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1783-1794

  Magalhães, Catarina M ^a   Joye, Samantha B ^b   Moreira, Rosa M ^a   Wiebe, William J ^a,b   Bordalo, Adriano A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Denitrification; Estuary; Nitrification; Nitrogen; Salinity

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SALINITY MEASUREMENT; SEDIMENTS;

DUORO RIVER, PORTUGAL; INORGANIC NITROGEN CONCENTRATIONS; INTERTIDAL SANDY SEDIMENTS; ROCKY BIOFILMS;

RIVERS;

ACETYLENE; FLUOROMETHANE;

BIOFILM; DENITRIFICATION; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITRIFICATION; SALINITY;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; DENITRIFICATION; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; LABORATORY TEST; NITRIFICATION; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALINITY; SEDIMENTATION;

DOURO ESTUARY; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; PORTO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 19344365907     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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