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Diagram of the Nitrogen Cycle

Detailed Description

This diagram of the nitrogen cycle shows were in the cycle antibiotics could impact the ability of denitrifying bacteria to process nitrates and nitrites in groundwater. The diagram is a modified version of figure 9 from USGS SIR 2004-5144, page 16.

This study was funded by the USGS’s Toxic Substances Hydrology Program.

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Public Domain.

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