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Preferred term

denitrification

Definition

  • [Henderson's] n. (1) conversion of nitrate to nitrite, and nitrite to molecular nitrogen, leading to the loss of nitrogen from the biosphere. These reactions are carried out by a few genera of anaerobic bacteria. see denitrifiers; (2) the reduction of nitrates to nitrites and ammonia, as in plant tissues.

Broader concept

Note

  • [controlled by ] Staszewski 08.06.2013

Scope note

  • US LTER controlled vocabulary

Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

In other languages

Arabic

  • إزالة النترتة

Bulgarian

  • Деазотиране, обедняване откъм азот

Croatian

  • denitrifikacija

Czech

  • denitrifikace

Danish

  • denitrificering

Dutch

  • denitrificatie

Estonian

  • denitrifikatsioon

Finnish

  • typen t. nitraattien poistaminen t. poistuminen

French

  • dénitrification

German

  • Denitrifikation

Greek

  • απονίτρωση

Hungarian

  • nitrátmentesítés

Italian

  • denitrificazione

Latvian

  • denitrifikācija

Lithuanian

  • azoto (pa)šalinimas

Norwegian

  • denitrifikasjon

Polish

  • denitryfikacja

Portuguese

  • desnitrificação

Romanian

  • denitrificare

Slovak

  • denitrifikácia

Slovenian

  • denitrifikacija

Spanish

  • desnitrificación

Swedish

  • denitrifiering

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/20963

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