Vocabulary Term Details

Nitrification

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitrification)

Nitrification is the biological oxidation of ammonia with oxygen into nitrite followed by the oxidation of these nitrites into nitrates. Degradation of ammonia to nitrite is usually the rate limiting step of nitrification. Nitrification is an important step in the nitrogen cycle in soil. (Wikipedia)

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Chemical reactions
N/AAmmonia
Nitrites
Nitrogen
Nitrogen cycle
Nitrogen fixation

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Approved Date
18-Jun-2013

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