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What causes nitrogen to turn into solid compounds which are then washed into the ground?
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What is E2 rated soap?
It is an old USDA classification for soap and sanitizer.E2 Compounds: Hand washing and sanitizing compounds- The compounds must be dispensed from adequate dispensers located a sufficient distance from processing lines to prevent accidental product contamination.- The hands need not be washed prior to the use of the compounds.- The compounds must always be used at dilutions and according to applicable directions provided on the label.- The compounds have been accepted on the basis of their equivalency to 50 parts per million chlorine.
How do phosphorous and nitrogen move from land into the ocean?
Phosphorus: Chemical weathering and physical weathering are two types of weathering involved in the phosphorus cycle. In chemical weathering, a chemical reaction causes phosphate (A phosphate is a salt of phosphorus acid) rocks to break down and released by lichens can cause chemical weathering. In physical weathering, processes such as wind, rain, and freezing release particles of rock and phosphate into soil. However, most phosphate in run-off settles on lake and ocean bottoms and will not enter the biotic community unless the sediment is disturbed.Nitrogen: Excess nitrate and ammonium that are not taken up by plants mix with rainwater and are washed from the soil into the ground water and streams. This unused nitrogen may settle to ocean, lake, or river bottoms in sediments. Eventually, these sediments will form rock and the nitrogen will not be available. Only after centuries of weathering will the nitrogen be released into the water.
How does the mercury from the air enter the water supply?
Since mercury is so heavy it falls out of the air. Landing on the ground (and water) and getting washed into our waterways and oceans.
What happens to cotton if washed wrong?
it will be incorrectly washed
What causes the river to turn yellow?
It could be industrial pollution. Or it could be that the river is cloudy with a mixture of yellow sand and silt washed down after heavy rains further up stream.
What causes Rikki tikki tavi Tobe washed away from his burrow?
what causes rikki tikki tavi to be washed away from his burrow
What removes nitrogen from the nitrogen cycle?
Breathing in people , & Photosynthesis in plants .
How do harmful chemicals on the land get into groundwater?
when it rains and the ground gets wet this causes the chemicals to get washed off land and end up in oceans,seas, lakes, ETC
We live in a flood zone and traditional above ground pools would be washed away Can you build a concrete pool above ground?
You can but you still have to make sure it is fastened to the ground and it is full at times of flood because they can float and can get washed away if they are not anchored to the ground.
How are cape formed?
erosion happen to washed away ground
How is nitrogen returned to the soil?
Nitrogen is returned to the soil because nitrogen actually began in the soil and grew out and some even say that if you eat nitrogen you can get a cold or some kind of sick fluid inside you but that is a very good question and i would love to answer some more of youre answers.
What causes a sand filter to be back washed?
The owner/operator causes the filter to be back washed by turning the lever to the appropriate setting and turning on the pump. This is done periodically to unclog the filter.
What goes under a above ground pool?
Washed float sand.
What is the path of nitrogen from the atmosphere to plants?
Before humans the main path is from Nitrogen fixing bacteria found in the roots of many plants and from lightning creating nitrogen oxides that are then washed down with the rain. In modern times more than half the nitrogen fixed is from the application of artificial fertiisers and from air polution.
How does the water cycle aid in getting minerals from rocks directly to plants for nourishment?
Precipitation washes the minerals and compounds off the rocks and higher ground onto plants.Explanation:(Through the process of weathering, water breaks down rocks into smaller pieces. Through the process of erosion, the smaller pieces of minerals and compounds are washed away from the rock to the soil where plants absorb them for nourishment.)
Explain How do nitrogen cycles through a tropical rain forest?
The nitrogen in a tropical rain forest goes through the normal nitrogen cycle steps and also gains nitrogen directly from lightning activity.Basic Nitrogen cycle steps:1. Nitrogen-fixation: nitrogen gas (N2) in the atmosphere is changed into ammonia (NH3) by special nitrogen-fixing bacteria in the soil. 2. Nitrification: the conversion of ammonia (NH3) to nitrate (NO3-), done in two steps by bacteria. In the first step NH3 is converted to nitrite (NO2-). The second step is for NO2- to be converted into NO3-.3. Assimilation: NH3 and NO3- compounds are taken into plants' biological tissues. Nitrogen is needed for the building of proteins and nucleic acids (DNA and RNA). Plants can use NO3- and NH3, animals obtain nitrogen by eating plants or other animals.4. Ammonification: the conversion of organic nitrogen into ammonia (NH3); acomplished by the decomposition of organisms or waste products (urine and feces).5. Denitrification: the process of changing NO3- to N2 gas. This is done by bacteria where there is little or no oxygen. This returns nitrogen to the atmosphere.Role of lightning:Lightning produces NH3, NO2-, and NO3- compounds fromN2 gas in the atmosphere so nitrogen can be incorperated into the stages of the cycle without nitrogen-fixing bacteria. Lightning is an important part of the nitrogen cycle, especially in the rain forest since the soils are heavily leached. Much of the nitrogen in the soil is washed away by the rain. The lightning replenishes the soil and leaves some of nitrogen compounds in the air. Plant leaves can readily take up NO3- from the air and some plants depend on it (such as epiphytes whose roots do not reach the soil).Estimates of how much nitrogen forests take in varies widely, but some have speculated that in a year a rainforest could take in as much as 50 pounds of nitrogen per acre.
How does agriculture contribute to ground water pollution?
Fertilizers used in agricultural areas tend to get washed away by rainfall and can end up in local water sources. These chemicals can cause fish to die near-instantly because of the nitrogen poisoning in the water and aggressive aquatic plants like algae can grow rampant.
