Biological Nitrogen Removal Database

A manually curated data resource for microbial nitrogen removal


Groundwater Water systems


Experimental setup


Influent:Groundwater

Denitrification system:Sulfur-driven denitrification

Denitrifying reactor:PBR (Packed bed reactor)

Medium:Sulphur granules

Culture taken from:Thiobacillus denitrificans

Organism (s) cultured:nan

Respiration:Anaerobic

Electron donor:Sulphur

Electron acceptor:Nitrate


Experimental Information


Input NO3-N (mg/l):nan

Nitrate removal rate (mg NO3-N/l/h):nan

Denitrification rate (gNO3-N removed/m3/day):nan

Microorganisms identified:nan

Molecular tools:nan


Information about Article


Major findings:nan

Authors:Van der Hoek et al. 1992

Title:Biological nitrate removal from ground water by sulphur/limestone denitrification. 

Pubmed link:None

Full research link:None

Abstract:nan