Nitrogen isotope fractionation as a tool for determining denitrification in constructed wetlands

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 167-173

  Sovik A K ^a   Morkved P T ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Isotope fractionation; Natural abundance; Nitrate; Nitrogen; Stable isotope; Synthetic wastewater

Indexed keywords

ISOTOPES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION;

DENITRIFICATION;

AMMONIA; GROUND WATER; NITRATE; NITROGEN; OXYGEN;

DENITRIFICATION; ISOTOPES; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; PH EFFECTS; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; DENITRIFICATION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; NITROUS OXIDE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENITRIFICATION; FILTER; FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; NITRIFICATION; OXYGEN DIFFUSION; PH; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT;

AEROBIOSIS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; RESEARCH; WATER POLLUTION; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 34548282560     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2007.529     Document Type: Conference Paper

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