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UMass Environmental Engineering Research Project Use of Denitrifying Bioretention Systems to Control Non-Point Sources of Nitrogen. Principal Investigators Sarina J. Ergas and Sukalyan Sengupta (UMass Dartmouth) Sponsor:
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UMass Environmental Engineering Research ProjectUse of Denitrifying Bioretention Systems to Control Non-Point Sources of Nitrogen Principal Investigators • Sarina J. Ergas and SukalyanSengupta (UMass Dartmouth) Sponsor: • Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET) Duration: 9/06 – 9/09 Synopsis: Laboratory and field studies of transformations of nitrogen in sulfur and wood chip based biological nitrifying/ denitrifying bioretention systems. These novel reactors are being developed to control non-point sources of N from agriculture. Graduate Student: Ryan Siegel • Siegel, R., Sengupta, S. and Ergas, S.J. (2007) Denitrifying bioretention systems for control of non-point sources of nitrogen, 18th Annual Nonpoint Source Pollution Conf., Newport, RI, May 21-23, 2007 • Sengupta, S., Ergas, S.J., Lopez-Luna, E. (2007) “Investigation of Solid-Phase Buffers for Sulfur-Oxidizing Autotrophic Denitrification,” Water Environment Research (in press).