what does the presence of nitrogen compounds in water indicate ?

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what does the presence of nitrogen compounds in water indicate ?

2007-03-02 00:01:15 · 3 answers · asked by jeannette l 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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You mean from enviromental analysis ?
the water is probably polluted by some microorganism, or that a fertilizer was thrown into the water.

2007-03-02 00:08:35 · answer #1 · answered by scientific_boy3434 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

In that nitrogen (gas) is fixed by plants and converted into a solid that is used by the plants, but can also be then converted into a fertilizer, I would look for a point, or non-point source of run off.

2007-03-02 00:20:25 · answer #2 · answered by permh20 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

waste products released by human beings
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2007-03-02 00:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋