Evaluation of denitrification in an urban stream receiving wastewater effluent

Biogeochemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-90

  Lofton, Dendy D ^a,b   Hershey, Anne E ^a   Whalen, Steve C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

15N NO3 ; Denitrification; Nitrogen; Urban stream; Wastewater

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; EFFLUENT; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN ISOTOPE; SPATIAL VARIATION; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

GREENSBORO; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34548575617     PISSN: 01682563     EISSN: 1573515X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10533-007-9146-7     Document Type: Article

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