Transformation of nitrogen and distribution of nitrogen-related bacteria in a polluted urban stream

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1597-1605

  Jiao, Y ^a   Jin, W B ^a   Zhao, Q L ^a   Zhang, G D ^a   Yan, Y ^a   Wan, J ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Nitrogen distribution; Nitrogen transformation; Nitrogen related bacteria; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA NUMBER; DENITRIFYING BACTERIA; MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES; MOST PROBABLE NUMBER; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; NITRIFYING BACTERIA; NITROGEN DISTRIBUTION; NITROGEN SPECIES; NITROGEN TRANSFORMATION; NITROGEN TRANSFORMATIONS; REMEDIATION TECHNOLOGIES; SEDIMENT SURFACE; TARGET STREAMS; URBAN STREAM;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DENITRIFICATION; HYDRAULICS; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; OXIDATION; POLLUTION; REMEDIATION; RIVER POLLUTION; RIVERS; SEDIMENTOLOGY; WATER QUALITY;

BACTERIA;

NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BACTERIUM; BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; BIOREMEDIATION; FLUVIAL DEPOSIT; GROWTH RATE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SEDIMENT ANALYSIS; TRANSFORMATION; URBAN POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIFICATION; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENITRIFICATION; DENITRIFYING BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; SEDIMENT; STREAM (RIVER); SURFACE PROPERTY; URBAN AREA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

AMMONIA; BACTERIA; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CITIES; ECOLOGY; FRESH WATER; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROGEN; TIME FACTORS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER POLLUTION;

BUJI RIVER; CHINA; GUANGDONG; SHENZHEN;

EID: 77953163753     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2009.502     Document Type: Article

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