Abundance of denitrification genes under different peizometer depths in four Irish agricultural groundwater sites

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 6646-6657

  Barrett, Maria ^a   Jahangir, Mohammad M R ^b   Lee, Changsoo ^c,f   Smith, Cindy J ^a   Bhreathnach, Niamh ^a   Collins, Gavin ^a,d   Richards, Karl G ^e   O'Flaherty, Vincent ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^f Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Denitrification; Groundwater; nirK; nirS; nosZ; Piezometer; qPCR; Subsoil

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AGRICULTURAL LAND; BACTERIUM; BEDROCK; DENITRIFICATION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; LAND MANAGEMENT; PIEZOMETER; SUBSOIL;

IRELAND;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 84880836682     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1729-3     Document Type: Article

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