%0 Journal Article %T Gaseous nitrogen as evidence for denitrification in groundwater %A Vogel, J. C. %A Talma, A. S. %A Heaton, T. H. E. %J Journal of Hydrology %D 1981 %V 50 %@ 0022-1694 %F Vogel_etal1981 %O exported from refbase (http://www.uhydro.de/base/show.php?record=280), last updated on Fri, 02 Feb 2024 13:01:10 +0100 %X By investigating the nitrate, oxygen, nitrogen and argon concentrations and 15N14N ratios in artesian groundwater with radiocarbon ages ranging up to 27,000 yr. a process of very slow denitrification in a confined aquifer is demonstrated. The calculated nitrogenisotope fractionation factor associated with this reaction is comparable to that reported for bacterial cultures in vitro and in vivo. %U https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/002216948190069X %P 191-200