Enhancement and inhibition of denitrification by fluid-flow and dissolved oxygen flux to stream sediments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 119-125

  O'Connor, Ben L ^a   Hondzo, Miki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENITRIFICATION; SEDIMENTS; TURBULENT FLOW;

DENITRIFYING BIOMASS; MICROSCALE CONCENTRATION;

WATER ANALYSIS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITRATE;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENITRIFICATION; SEDIMENTS; TURBULENT FLOW; WATER ANALYSIS;

BIOMASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FLUID FLOW; FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; MASS TRANSFER; STREAM; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; DENITRIFICATION; FLOW RATE; FLUID FLOW; SEDIMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

GENES, BACTERIAL; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; NITRATES; NITROGEN; OXYGEN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS;

EID: 37549046029     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071173s     Document Type: Article

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