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. 1979 Jan;37(1):174–176. doi: 10.1128/aem.37.1.174-176.1979

Estimation of Sediment Denitrification Rates at In Situ Nitrate Concentrations

Aharon Oren 1,, Thomas H Blackburn 1
PMCID: PMC243419  PMID: 16345336

Abstract

The denitrification rates in a marine sediment, estimated by using 15N-nitrate, Vmax, Km, and sediment nitrate concentrations, were 12.5 and 2.0 nmol of N2-N cm−3 day−1 at 0 to 1 and 1 to 3 cm, respectively, at 12°C. The total rate was 165 nmol of N2-N m−2 day−1.

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