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Denitrification wall diagram

A denitrification wall diagram.

A denitrification wall uses sawdust to remove nitrates from the groundwater and increase microbial denitrification (using bacteria).

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Rights: Associate Professor Louis Schipper/Department of Earth & Ocean Sciences/The University of Waikato Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato
Published: 15 April 2009Size: 86.94 KB
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