it is very important to determine the stable nitrogen isotope ratio for the nitrogenous substances in aerosols and the geochemistry behavior of stable nitrate ion isotopes in aerosols in order to elucidate the chemical and physical functions of clouds. hence, aerosol field sampling was conducted in the skies offshore from malibu beach and santa barbara, california, u.s.a. on 16 and 18 july 200...

Many fungi in the centre of the group of Fusarium and its teleomorphs were shown to be capable of reducing nitrite anaerobically to form nitric oxide (NO), nitrous oxide (N2O), and/or dinitrogen (N2). Several strains could reduce nitrate as well. Nitrous oxide was the major product of the reduction of nitrate or nitrite. Several fungi could also form N2. When [15]nitrite was used as substrate f...

A unidirectional submerged filter system was employed to purify groundwater contaminated with nitrate by biological denitrification. The influence of the concentration of dissolved oxygen (DO) in the process was tested using ethanol, methanol and sucrose as carbon sources. Inorganic-nitrogen removal, growth of the biofilm, platable denitrifying bacteria and nitrate reducing bacteria in biofilm ...

In an acid forest soil of pH 4.0 to 4.2 amended with glucose, 1.0 mug of nitrite-N per g of soil inhibited the rate of O(2) utilization and CO(2) evolution. The inhibition was evident only for several hours after nitrite addition, and the subsequent rate of glucose mineralization was the same as in soil not receiving nitrite. The decomposition of protein hydrolysate was reduced by 10 mug of nit...

The reaction of NO2 and NaOH aqueous solution at room temperature was studied for elucidating the behavior of gaseous NO2 in an alkaline solution. Experimental runs related to NO2 absorption have been carried out in various pH solutions. The nitrite and nitrate ions formed in these absorption solutions were quantitatively analyzed. In the case of pH 5-12, both of the nitrite and nitrate ions we...

An accurate, dependable determination of 0-60 ,ug-at./l. of NOs -N in sea water has been developed. The sample is treated with tetrasodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate solution and passed through a column of copperized cadmium filings. A nearly quantitative reduction of nitrate to nitrite results. Nitrite is then determined by a diazotization method. Neither sulphide nor high nitrite concentrati...

A simple and sensitive spectrophotometric flow injection analysis system has been developed for the determination of trace amounts of nitrite. The method is based on the reaction of nitrite with sulfanilamide in acidic medium to form a diazonium salt which then couples with thenoyltrifluoroacetone in alkaline medium to give an azo dye. Beer’s law is obeyed at 470 nm over a nitrite concentration...

A ternary composite of poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/gold/graphene (PEDOT/Au/GO) for promising electrochemical sensor was synthesized by solid-state heating method. The interaction between the PEDOT, Au, and GO explored for detection of nitrite and iodate. It was found that the PEDOT/Au/GO composite had shale-like morphology with a uniform distribution of gold nanoparticles. Electrochemical...