nitrification
Bacterial nitrogen conversion
Nitrification is the biological process by which ammonia is converted to nitrates, typically by soil bacteria.
The process is essential to the nitrogen cycle, making nitrogen available to plants in a form they can absorb.
In wastewater treatment, nitrification removes harmful ammonia from sewage before discharge.
- biofilmAdhesive layer of microorganisms
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- autotrophicProducing own food internally
- nitrifying bacteriaMicrobes converting ammonium to nitrate
Acrid nitrogen-hydrogen gas
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- immobilizationPreventing movement entirely
Excess nutrients depleting oxygen
- water qualityCondition of H2O supply
- aquatic ecosystemsWater-based biological communities
- wastewater treatmentCleaning used liquid for reuse
- bioreactorVessel for growing organisms
algal bloom · groundwater pollution · aquaculture · dead zones · agricultural runoff
Charged ammonia derivative
- soil pHGround's acid level
- root zoneSoil surrounding active roots
- soil moistureWater in ground
- soil temperatureHeat level of ground
Protein that hastens reactions
- oxygen consumptionRate of breathing gas
- cofactorsEnzyme-assisting molecules
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
Nitrosomonas
- biofilmAdhesive layer of microorganisms
- aerobicRequiring free oxygen
- autotrophicProducing own food internally
ammonia
Acrid nitrogen-hydrogen gas
- mineralizationConversion to mineral form
- immobilizationPreventing movement entirely
eutrophication
Excess nutrients depleting oxygen
- water qualityCondition of H2O supply
- aquatic ecosystemsWater-based biological communities
- wastewater treatmentCleaning used liquid for reuse
bioreactor · algal bloom · groundwater pollution · aquaculture · dead zones · agricultural runoff
ammonium
Charged ammonia derivative
- soil pHGround's acid level
- root zoneSoil surrounding active roots
- soil moistureWater in ground
soil temperature · organic matter · agricultural runoff · DCD · soil testing
enzyme
Protein that hastens reactions
- oxygen consumptionRate of breathing gas
- cofactorsEnzyme-assisting molecules
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption