Stimulating nitrate removal processes of restored wetlands

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 7365-7373

  Ballantine, Kate A ^a   Groffman, Peter M ^b   Lehmann, Johannes ^c   Schneider, Rebecca L ^c  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CARY INSTITUTE OF ECOSYSTEM STUDIES   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; NITROGEN; NITROGEN REMOVAL; RESTORATION; SOILS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

CARBON-TO-NITROGEN RATIO; DENITRIFICATION POTENTIAL; EFFECT OF CARBONS; ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH EFFECTS; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITRATE CONTAMINATION; NITRATE POLLUTION; ORGANIC SOIL AMENDMENTS;

NITRATES;

AMMONIA; CARBON; NITRATE;

ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; HEALTH RISK; NITRATE; NITROGEN CYCLE; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; SOIL AMENDMENT; WETLAND;

ARTICLE; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROLOGY; MICROBIAL BIOMASS; NITRATE REMOVAL; NITRIFICATION; NITROGEN CYCLE; NITROGEN CYCLING; NITROGEN MINERALIZATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL MOISTURE; UNIVERSITY; WATER QUALITY; WETLAND;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOMASS; CARBON; DENITRIFICATION; HYDROLOGY; NEW YORK; NITRATES; NITROGEN; NITROGEN CYCLE; SOIL; WATER; WETLANDS;

EID: 84903721084     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es500799v     Document Type: Article

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