11/13/2018 / By RJ Jhonson
Nitrate contamination from nitrogen fertilizers is a considerable environmental and human health problem. A study published in California Agriculture evaluated the ability of a wood chip denitrification bioreactor to remove nitrates from contaminated water in a tile drainage.
The carbon enrichment system increased the rate of denitrification, enabling the bioreactors to remove nearly all of the NO3-N from the water without causing any significant adverse impact on the environment.
Read the full text of the study at this link.
Learn about the harmful effects of nitrate contamination at Pollution.news.
Journal Reference
Hartz T, Smith R, Cahn M, Bottoms T, Bustamante SC, Tourte L, Johnson K, Coletti L. WOOD CHIP DENITRIFICATION BIOREACTORS CAN REDUCE NITRATE IN TILE DRAINAGE. California Agriculture. 9 February 2017;71(1):41–47. DOI: 10.3733/ca.2017a0007
Tagged Under: agriculture, bioreactor, chemical fertilizer, clean water, denitrification, nitrate contamination, nitrate-nitrogen, NO3-N, wood chip