denitrification
the bacterial or other microbial process in which nitrates and nitrites are reduced or removed from soil, water, or air by their conversion into nitrogenous gases: This process is environmentally significant, as in the treatment of wastewater, which depends on denitrification to eliminate toxic levels of nitrogen, making the water safe for plants and animals: We’re observing the nitrogen activity in salt marsh soil, with a particular interest in the last step of the nitrogen cycle—that is, denitrification.
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This loss of nitrogen by denitrification can be checked by keeping the soil well ventilated.
The First Book of Farming | Charles L. GoodrichThe conditions which favour denitrification are exactly the opposite of those which favour nitrification.
Manures and the principles of manuring | Charles Morton AikmanThere will be some loss of nitrogen through leaching and denitrification.
The First Book of Farming | Charles L. Goodrich
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