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Diagram of the Nitrogen Cycle

By Environmental Health Program
This diagram of the nitrogen cycle shows were in the cycle antibiotics could impact the ability of denitrifying bacteria
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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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