Low sulfide concentrations affect nitrate transformations in freshwater and saline coastal retention pond sediments

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 735-741

  Aelion, C M ^a,b   Warttinger, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquatic sediments; Denitrification; Dissimilatory nitrate reduction; Golf courses; Nitrate removal; Retention ponds; Salt water influx; Sulfide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; COASTAL ZONES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENITRIFICATION; DEWATERING; LAKES; LIGHTING; NITRATES; NITROGEN OXIDES; OPTICAL SENSORS; REDUCTION; SALT REMOVAL; SEAWATER; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; STORMS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; WETLANDS;

AQUATIC SEDIMENTS; DISSIMILATORY NITRATE REDUCTION; GOLF COURSES; NITRATE REMOVAL; RETENTION PONDS; SULFIDE;

NITROGEN REMOVAL;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DENITRIFICATION; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROCOSM; NITRATE; POND; RETENTION; SULFIDE; TRANSFORMATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62349095630     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2009.01.015     Document Type: Article

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