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. 1999 Mar;65(3):989–994. doi: 10.1128/aem.65.3.989-994.1999

TABLE 2.

Measured values of the overall isotope effect of denitrification

Experimental system ɛ (‰) Reference
Pseudomonas denitrificans 13–21 13
Pseudomonas stutzeri 20–30 50
Nitrosomonas europaeaa 35–36 52
Soil (amended with glucose) 14–23 5
Soil (unamended) at 20°C 29.4 ± 2.4 27
Soil (unamended) at 30°C 24.6 ± 0.9 27
Eastern tropical North Pacific 30–40 10
Groundwater 15.9 6
a

Assumes that N2O is formed by NO2 reduction.