Use of synthetic fertilizers often leads to the contamination of groundwater with nitrates. Nitrate pollution is also a suspecte
d cause of anoxic "dead zones" in the ocean. Which of the following might help reduce nitrate pollution? Use of synthetic fertilizers often leads to the contamination of groundwater with nitrates. Nitrate pollution is also a suspected cause of anoxic "dead zones" in the ocean. Which of the following might help reduce nitrate pollution? adding nitrifying bacteria to the soil using ammonia instead of nitrate as a fertilizer growing improved crop plants that have nitrogen-fixing enzymes adding denitrifying bacteria to the soil
Denitrifying bacteria refer to microorganisms in soil that carry out the conversion of nitrates in soil to free atmospheric nitrogen.
Nitrogen gas (N2) is ultimately the product of denitrification of soil, however certain intermediate nitrogen species are also formed in the process. Some of these intermediates may include the following sequence of conversion; NO3− → NO2−→ NO + N2O → N2.
The chemical equation for denitrification is; 2 NO3− + 10 e− + 12 H+ → N2 + 6 H2O.
