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denitrification

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de·ni·tri·fy  (d-ntr-f)
tr.v. de·ni·tri·fied, de·ni·tri·fy·ing, de·ni·tri·fies
1. To remove nitrogen or nitrogen groups from (a compound).
2. To reduce (nitrates or nitrites) to nitrogen-containing gases, as by bacterial action on soil.

de·nitri·fi·cation (-f-kshn) n.
Translations
denitrification
nEntstickung f


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Luederitz and co-authors (2001) suggested that denitrification capacity of vertical flow wetlands is poor.
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Sinclair Professor of Geosciences at Princeton University, is presenting data that could re-establish denitrification as the main actor in returning nitrogen to the air.
 
 
 
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