Nitrification

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The Climate Costs of a Glass of Milk  -  04 Aug 2008
Inside Costa Rica,Nitrous oxide is produced in the soil through microbe processes like nitrification or the conversion of ammonium nitrate, according to Clough,

Research finds answers  -  Jul 25, 2008
The Exponent,An analysis showed the nitrification of animal manure killed the horses, rather than the de-icing agents. "The take-home message is that it's important to

Tools for Registered Users  -  Jul 11, 2008
ThomasNet Industrial News Room,Available in floating and fixed configurations, it operates in both nitrification and de-nitrification modes. Generating bubbles less than 2.2 mm in size,

Letter: Wastewater regulations a key step for the area  -  Jul 15, 2008
TCPalm,As the Gulfstream runs north, these polluted waters are carried over coral reefs, causing major algae blooms, over-nitrification and coral bleaching.

Landmark Westerly Parcel Goes Up For Sale  -  Jul 7, 2008
TheDay,Palazzolo has done the site work and has gathered the necessary permits, including permission to build a de-nitrification septic system designed by the

Nitrogen inhibitors value questioned  -  Jul 13, 2008
Country Wide Northern,..."Further research on nitrification inhibitors is definitely needed before NZ farmers can use them with confidence." Over-hyping of nitrification inhibitors

$2.1 million sewer project  -  Jul 31, 2008
Paris Beacon News (subscription),Space constraints at the treatment plant site hindered an aggressive rebuild and the EPA approved an engineering proposal to add a nitrification tank to the

Nitrates that killed wild horses were a natural occurrence  -  Jul 23, 2008
Pahrump Valley Times,The chemical conversion of nitrogen to nitrate that occurs through a process called nitrification in natural materials, including animal waste and natural

Govt to look into water quality issues  -  Jul 23, 2008
Otago Daily Times,Use of nitrification inhibitors would not only reduce losses of nitrous oxide, but also the leaching of nitrates. Mr Mallard yesterday announced the

Boil-water advisory: 1 year later  -  Jul 20, 2008
Corpus Christi Caller Times,Water testing procedures have been enhanced, with more monitoring being done and with a specific focus on ammonia and nitrates, factors of nitrification,

BOD sensor couples precision with direct  -  Jul 16, 2008
Laboratory Talk,Alongside the BOD instrument are sample flasks, a non-wearing inductive stirrer system, overflow measuring flask to measure the sample volume, nitrification

Water testing results released  -  Jul 15, 2008
Goochland Courier,Also called nitrification, the chosen disinfectant, chloramines, which is composed of ammonia and chlorine, breaks down over time releasing excess nitrates

Is it all over for corals?  -  Jul 12, 2008
ScienceBlogsThe remainder of the Top 5 reef problems by consensus could be argued between nitrification and water quality degradation caused by nearshore run-off,

New N inhibitor  -  Jul 14, 2008
Farm Industry News (subscription),...the bacteria that begin the conversion of ammonium-N to nitrate-N. This process, called nitrification, changes nitrogen from the positively charged

P&Z sees no obstacle to Y approval  -  Jul 10, 2008
Westport Minuteman,Lowenstein asked why the YMCA hadn't looked into alternative systems to FAST, or Fixed Activated Sludge Treatment, a de-nitrification system.

Méthanisation à la ferme : intégrer le traitement de l’azote  -  Jul 31, 2008
Dechetcom (Abonnement),...avec des industriels bretons afin de coupler les procédés de méthanisation et de traitement biologique de l’azote par nitrification et dénitrification.

Record 26 new doctorates capped in November  -  Dec 2, 2007
Massey News,Dr Singh studied the impact of urease and nitrification inhibitors applied alone and in combination with cattle urine and urea fertiliser, investigating the

Chemicals could aid NZ on Kyoto  -  Nov 25, 2007
New Zealand Herald,Nitrification inhibitors have been on the market since 2004 but in different forms from the two main fertiliser companies, Ballance and Ravensdown.

Chemical 'can halve growth in gas emissions'  -  Nov 21, 2007
Stuff.co.nz,The chairman of Fonterra's sustainability council, Barry Harris, said trials of nitrification inhibitors had shown around 30-70 per cent reductions in

Boil-water sagas put Frankel in spotlight  -  Nov 11, 2007
Palm Beach Post,On Oct. 5, Beaudet told Frankel, Assistant City Administrator Ken Rearden and City Administrator Ed Mitchell that the problem was "nitrification," in which

Let Soil Temperature Guide Fall Application of Nitrogen  -  Nov 5, 2007
Wallace's Farmer,The colder the soil is, the better for limiting nitrification and allowing a fall ammonia application to behave like a spring preplant N application does.

Uruguayan President confirms spirit of cooperation  -  Nov 13, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,At the Lincoln University Dairy Farm the President heard about the development of the nitrification inhibitor eco-n and in presentations on the campus he

Old pipe investigated in West Palm Beach water woes  -  Nov 5, 2007
Palm Beach Post,A team that conducted an earlier examination of the city's water system has concluded that the contamination was a "nitrification event",

'Alberta has been fiddling while Rome burns'  -  Nov 27, 2007
Canada.com,Water flow has a major influence on nitrification of lakes and rivers. "It's very basic. If there is less water to dilute the nutrients, there's higher

New brochure highlights Hydro's innovative wastewater capability  -  Nov 26, 2007
Environmental Data Interactive,...in tertiary treatment, the DynaDisc™ and DynaSand® sand filtration plants provide suspended solids removal, nitrification and denitrification.

Helen Clark Berlin Speech: Sustainable Development  -  Nov 27, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,Already our scientists have developed nitrification inhibitors which can substantially reduce nitrous oxide emissions – and in so doing increase our farm

Mallarad: Farming, the environment and opportunity  -  Nov 20, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,To achieve reductions, the sector can roll out existing technology such as nutrient management plans, nitrification inhibitors and improved energy

Tiny Microbes are Global Players: NSF Grant To Help OHSU Scientist ...  -  Nov 9, 2007
OHSU News,That reaction is the first step in the nitrification process--previously believed to be carried out exclusively by bacteria--which in turn is an important

Siemens to Provide Kuwaiti Wastewater Treatment Plant With  -  Nov 8, 2007
Water Online (press release),...consisted of an anaerobic selector, anoxic zone and fine-bubble aeration for nitrification, scraper clarification, and sand filtration/disc filtration.

Anhydrous held until soil temps drop  -  Nov 8, 2007
The Prairie Star,When soil temperatures are 50 degrees and cooling, it slows the nitrification rate and keeps the nitrogen in the soil for use by next year’s crop.

West Palm Beach water contamination source still a mystery  -  Nov 6, 2007
Sun-Sentinel.com,...that the outbreak was caused by excessive ammonia in the pipes that promoted bacteria growth by depleting chlorine in a process called nitrification.

Even FBI tapped in wider water probe; old pipe capped  -  Nov 6, 2007
Palm Beach Post,...a "nitrification event" in which excessive ammonia promoted bacterial growth, producing nitrites that led to a depletion of bacteria-killing chlorine.

Old pipe possible source of WPB water woes  -  Nov 5, 2007
Palm Beach Post,A team of experts including county utility officials and a retired engineering professor concluded that the outbreak was a "nitrification event" in which

City weighing options on sewage  -  26 Aug 2007
Middletown Press,..."Some of the upgrades have to be done with or without Middletown," Candelori added, pointing to new aeration equipment, additional de-nitrification

Minister applauds inhibitor development at Lincoln  -  Aug 16, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,Ravensdown introduced nitrification inhibitors to farmers with its product eco-n in 2004 and has seen steady increases in interest for the environmental and

Study results bring more clarity for lakes  -  Aug 6, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,The NZ Landcare Trust has led research on the effectiveness of wintering-off and nitrification inhibitors to reduce N and P losses from Ngati Whakaue Tribal

Words flow on city water  -  Aug 14, 2007
Corpus Christi Caller Times,Garaña said the city is considering switching to this disinfectant once a year or every three years to address nitrification, which resulted from low

City holds off on water switch  -  Jul 30, 2007
Corpus Christi Caller Times,Preliminary information pointed to nitrification in the water system which can result in decreases in disinfectant and increases in bacteria levels.

President Chavez inaugurates Bio-products Laboratory Cipriano Castro  -  Aug 3, 2007
Mathaba.Net,...avoid ozone’s layer degeneration by nitrous oxide emissions coming from nitrification and de-nitrification due to the fossil energy (oil) utilization,

After week without useable water, Island resident get a trickle  -  Jul 27, 2007
Corpus Christi Caller Times,City officials have learned that the drinking water problem the past week is a process called nitrification, a problem classic to many treatment systems

Malcolm Burgess: Fertiliser industry querying tax effect  -  Aug 19, 2007
New Zealand Herald,However, they welcomed the idea of economic incentives to boost the use of nitrification inhibitors - a technology that may prevent nitrogen leaching

Mitigating greenhouse gases  -  Aug 21, 2007
On Line opinion,...removing up to 150kg CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) per hectare per year, they also produce small amounts of N2O through soil nitrification processes.

Dairying debate clouded by misinformation  -  Aug 17, 2007
The Press,In the case of very heavy stocking rates, urine patches have been shown to be a liability but nitrification inhibitors, now becoming widely used in

Poland’s part in ‘cleaning up the world’  -  Aug 17, 2007
Polish Radio External Service,..."The current state of the Baltic sea is really alarming. it is not only about waste dumping but also about overfishing, about nitrification,

KMK AND BLACK & VEATCH TEAM AWARDED TOP HONOR  -  Aug 15, 2007
Process & Control Today,...pilot demonstration of the integrated fixed-film activated sludge (IFAS) process proved the performance and operability for enhanced nitrification.

Boil Water Notification issued by the City of Corpus Christi  -  Aug 14, 2007
KRIS-TV,2007 as a precautionary measure due to environmental issues surrounding increased rain and lower than normal water usage causing nitrification in the

Parker: The future of Canterbury farming  -  Aug 14, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,Gas Research Consortium and the government) to optimise the use of nitrification inhibitors to reduce nitrous oxide emissions and nitrate leaching.

Gee's high-tech methanol dosing for Southern Water  -  Aug 14, 2007
Environmental Data Interactive,...plant manufactured by Gee & Company and utilising Signal metering pumps for the de-nitrification of final effluent, utilising biological treatment.

Nitrogen and Water Availabilities and Competitiveness of Bluejoint ...  -  Aug 9, 2007
Soil Science Society of America Journal (subscription)...that strong NH 4 uptake by bluejoint may have prevented significant soil N losses and 15 N enrichment through nitrification and subsequent denitrification.

Practical tips researched for farmers at Rotorua lakes  -  Aug 7, 2007
Radio New Zealand,The study shows nitrification inhibitors reduce leakage and improve dairy pasture, without impacting on profitability. Combining earlier calving with

What's that smell coming out of the faucet?  -  Aug 3, 2007
Corpus Christi Caller Times,Those firms thought chlorine would be the best solution for nitrification in the water system, which can result in decreases in disinfectant and increases

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