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1. In environmental biotechnology denitrification is applied when the complete
removal of N is required. Which includes
Advanced treatment of wastewater discharged to watersheds that
must be protected from eutrophication.
Treatment of high N content waste such as agricultural runoff and
wastewater from feedlots.
Treatment of drinking water that contains elevated NO3- and NO2 To remove nitrogen from sewage and municipal waste
To prevent groundwater pollution from nitrate excessive agricultural
fertilizer usage.
Used to treat industrial wastewater
Advantages
Since denitrification can lower leaching of NO3 to groundwater, it can be
strategically used to treat sewage or animal residues of high nitrogen content.
Disadvantages
Denitrification allows for the production of N20, which is a greenhouse gas that has
considerable influence on global warming.
Types of denitrification
Denitrification process can be divided into two major classes; tertiary
denitrification and one sludge denitrification based on exogenous donor
requirement.
Tertiary denitrification requires the addition of exogenous donor whereas one
sludge denitrification uses already present electron donor in the wastewater.
Tertiary denitrification
Tertiary denitrification is carried out in the places like agricultural areas and
drinking water treatment plants and wastewater treatment plants
where water to be treated contains nitrate and nitrate and little or no electron
donors. This situation occurs naturally by agricultural runoff with high level
of nitrogen content fertilizers. Drinking water supplies in agricultural
regions also contain high NO3- level but little electron donor.
Tertiary denitrification follows the aerobic biological process (i.e. secondary
treatment of wastewater (sewage) treatment). In the secondary treatment