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How is nitrogen stored in the soil?

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How is Nitrogen stored in the biosphere?

The largest store of nitrogen is atmosphere, where it exists as nitrogen gas. Other major stores of nitrogen includes oceans and organic matter in soil.


Where are three places that nitrogen is stored in the environment?

found in water, soil/plants and the atmosphere


Does soil contain nitrogen?

Yes, soil does contain nitrogen.


How can someone increase the nitrogen in the soil?

Lightning increases nitrogen in the soil


What does not increase the amount of nitrogen in the soil?

It doesn't. Harvesting removes soil nitrogen


Nitrogen in the soil is used by what?

nitrogen in the soil is used by both plants and animals.


What are the different ways by nitrogen in the air reaches the soil?

Nitrogen can enter the soil from plants such as legumes which fix nitrogen in their roots. Also dead plants and animals add nitrogen into the soil.


How nitrogen in soil is detected?

All soil contains nitrogen - it is a matter of how much. The relative amount of nitrogen in soil can be determined with as small soil sample and a reagent for nitrogen from a soil test kit (simple soil test kits are sold in every garden center). The results do not tell you the "amount" of nitrogen in the soil, only if there is enough for healthy plant growth, or if the amount of nitrogen is too poor for healthy plant growth


Changing nitrogen gas to nitrogen in the soil?

with a nitrogen tank


How is nitrogen stored in biosphere?

nitrogen fixing bacteria


Is nitrogen liquid or gas?

In the atmosphere it is a gas, in the soil it its a solid, nitrogen gas can be converted to liquid in air separation plants. Also, as a liquid Nitrogen is very cold -- cryogenic temperatures. Nitrogen is stored as liquid commonly for convenience, even when gas is required, because liquid is more dense than gas and more nitrogen could be stored in the same volume. Simply, the answer to your question is nitrogen is a solid, liquid and gas depending on where you find it or how you've modified it.


How does harvesting increase the amount of nitrogen in soil?

it doesn't, it only removes soil nitrogen