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denitrification

denitrification

7.5
The process when bacteria change nitrates in soil or water into nitrogen gas
  • noun
  • /ˌdiːnaɪtrɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : desnitrificación
  • Most nitrous oxide is produced by bacteria in natural and fertilized soils during the processes of nitrification and denitrification.
  • nitrification and denitrification
  • aerobic denitrification
  • denitrification rates

Examples

  • Ammonia volatilization, nitrification, and denitrification account for most of the gaseous loss from ecosystems.

    Academic text (2004)
  • In the denitrification phase, anaerobic bacteria convert nitrate into nitrogen gas, releasing it into the atmosphere.

    Academic text (1996)
  • " One question we want to answer is: Do any of these vegetation types offer an advantage in fostering denitrification?"

    Academic text (1998)
  • Earthworm casts create hot spots for denitrification in the soil.

    Academic text (1994)
  • In the model, shallower drainage raised the average level of the water table, lowering soil nitrogen content by promoting denitrification.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Nitrogen can be lost from a system through leaching, denitrification, ammonia volatilization, and harvesting of plant material.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Luederitz and co-authors (2001) suggested that the denitrification capacity of vertical flow wetlands is poor.

    Academic text (2009)
  • When these segment types alternate, beaver ponds provide sites of denitrification (Correll et al. 2000).

    Academic text (2010)
  • The notorious difficulty in measuring denitrification in the field (e.g., Groffman et al. 14) serves to underline the need for predictive theoretical models.

    Academic text (2018)
  • In the denitrification process, bacteria convert nitrates in the soil into nitrogen gas, which is released into the atmosphere.

How Effective

denitrification
  • Specialized
7.5
denitrator
  • Specialized
9.1
biofilter
  • Specialized
2 5.1
water filter
5 2.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

denitrification = denitrify (opaque) = de + nitr + ification

The noun is formed regularly from the verb 'denitrify' by adding a process nominalizer, so the derivation step is straightforward.

Etymology

The word denitrification comes from parts you can see: de- meaning 'remove', nitrate meaning 'a nitrogen compound' in soil and water, and -fication meaning 'a process'. So, denitrification is the process where bacteria 'remove' nitrates by turning them into nitrogen gas and sending it back to the air.