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Plants cannot use organic nitrogen directly. "Microorganisms in the soil convert the nitrogen locked up in crop residues, human and animal wastes or compost to ammonium (NH4). A specific group of microorganisms convert ammonium to nitrate (NO3)" 58. Since nitrate is water-soluble, excess nitrate not used by plants can leach through the soil and into the groundwater.

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