The role of nitrifier denitrification in the production of nitrous oxide revisited

N Wrage-Mönnig, MA Horn, R Well, C Müller… - Soil Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Nitrifier denitrification is the reduction of nitrite (NO 2−) by ammonia-oxidizing bacteria. This
process may account for up to 100% of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) emissions from ammonium (NH …

Isotopic composition of nitrogen species in groundwater under agricultural areas: a review

O Nikolenko, A Jurado, AV Borges, K Knӧller… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
This work reviews applications of stable isotope analysis to the studies of transport and
transformation of N species in groundwater under agricultural areas. It summarizes evidence …

Global patterns of nitrate isotope composition in rivers and adjacent aquifers reveal reactive nitrogen cascading

I Matiatos, LI Wassenaar, LR Monteiro… - … Earth & Environment, 2021 - nature.com
Remediation of nitrate pollution of Earth's rivers and aquifers is hampered by cumulative
biogeochemical processes and nitrogen sources. Isotopes (δ 15N, δ 18O) help unravel …

A biological and nitrate isotopic assessment framework to understand eutrophication in aquatic ecosystems

A Romanelli, DX Soto, I Matiatos, DE Martínez… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Eutrophication is a globally significant challenge facing aquatic ecosystems, mostly
associated with human induced enrichment of these ecosystems with nitrogen and …

Combining stable isotopes with contamination indicators: a method for improved investigation of nitrate sources and dynamics in aquifers with mixed nitrogen inputs

EP Minet, R Goodhue, W Meier-Augenstein, RM Kalin… - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Excessive nitrate (NO 3−) concentration in groundwater raises health and
environmental issues that must be addressed by all European Union (EU) member states …

Application of nitrogen and oxygen isotopes for source and fate identification of nitrate pollution in surface water: a review

Y Zhang, P Shi, J Song, Q Li - Applied sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Nitrate pollution in surface water has become an environmental problem of global concern.
The effective way for controlling the nitrate pollution of surface water is to identify the …

Nitrogen sources and cycling revealed by dual isotopes of nitrate in a complex urbanized environment

A Archana, B Thibodeau, N Geeraert, MN Xu, SJ Kao… - Water Research, 2018 - Elsevier
Elevated nutrient inputs have led to increased eutrophication in coastal marine ecosystems
worldwide. An understanding of the relative contribution of different nutrient sources is …

Contrasting sources and fate of nitrogen compounds in different groundwater systems in the Central Yangtze River Basin

Y Xiong, Y Du, Y Deng, T Ma, D Li, X Sun, G Liu… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Although groundwater nitrogen pollution has been widely studied, the control of
hydrogeological conditions on behavior of nitrogen compounds has been poorly …

How important is denitrification in riparian zones? Combining end‐member mixing and isotope modeling to quantify nitrate removal from riparian groundwater

SR Lutz, N Trauth, A Musolff… - Water Resources …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Riparian zones are important buffer zones for streams as they are hotspots of nitrate
transformation and removal in agricultural catchments. However, mixing of water from …

A dual nitrite isotopic investigation of chemodenitrification by mineral-associated Fe (II) and its production of nitrous oxide

KC Grabb, C Buchwald, CM Hansel… - … et Cosmochimica Acta, 2017 - Elsevier
Under anaerobic conditions, the environmental reduction of nitrate (NO 3−) and nitrite (NO
2−) to more reduced forms is widely regarded as being microbially catalyzed. However, the …