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Biological Nitrification

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-003254

1. The process by which ammonia is oxidized into nitric acid or another nitrate or nitrite. Biological nitrification is a key step in the removal of nitrogen from wastewater.

2. A process accomplished by a few groups of aerobic organisms in which ammonia is converted to nitrite and then nitrate.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-003254
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesChesapeake Bay Glossary; USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services Soil Ecology Terms Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Biological Nitrification",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The process by which ammonia is oxidized into nitric acid or another nitrate or nitrite. Biological nitrification is a key step in the removal of nitrogen from wastewater.\n\n2. A process accomplished by a few groups of aerobic organisms in which ammonia is converted to nitrite and then nitrate.",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay Glossary",
    "USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services Soil Ecology Terms Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/biological-nitrification/"
}

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