Nitrate

created by Webster 1913

(idea) by Queequeg (4.1 y) (print) ? (I like it!) Mon Oct 30 2000 at 22:00:35

Nitrogen is an element needed by all plants and animals to build protein. It is also important in determining water quality.

As aquatic plants and animals die, bacteria break down large protein molecules into ammonia, which is oxidized to form nitrites and nitrates. Like the problems with phosphate, eutrophication problems occur with the increase of nitrogen in the water. However, plants are not as sensitive to increase in ammonia and nitrate levels as they are with phosphates.

Sewage is the main source of nitrates added by humans to rivers and can cause eutrophication.

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:26:51

Ni"trate (?), n. [Cf. F. nitrate.] Chem.

A salt of nitric acid.

Nitrate of silver, a white crystalline salt (AgNO3), used in photography and as a cauterizing agent; -- called also lunar caustic.

Nitrite	Red Tide	Water Quality	Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete
Lighter'd Knot	Nitrogen Cycle	Caltrop	2,6-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine
Giuliano Bugialli	Prescription Medications: the cardiovascular system	Infants' word segmentation	Biological filtration
agricultural runoff	anoxic reactor	Berlin method	Phosphate
Potassium	ammonium nitrate	film	Podzol
Nitric acid	polyatomic ion	Rain garden	Nitrate leaching

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