Contamination of commercial 15 N 2 : potential impacts on nitrogen fixation assays and a simple method for quantification
- 24 February 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies
- p. 1-14
Abstract
1. Nitrogen (N) is an essential nutrient element, and the most significant source of ‘novel’ N in many natural systems is the reduction of dinitrogen (N2) gas to ammonium (NH4+), colloquially refer...Keywords
Funding Information
- JPS and FWL acquired (NSF-DEB 1831416 to JPS; NSF-DEB 1831428 to FWL)
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