Keywords
Nitrates
nitrites
nitrogen oxides
nitrogenase
nitrogen fixation
diazotrophic bacteria
nitrites
nitrogen oxides
nitrogenase
nitrogen fixation
diazotrophic bacteria
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Abstract
This article reviews the mechanism of biological nitrogen fixation, its bacterial transformation
to nitrate anion, and atmospheric pollution by nitrogen oxides. The history of its synthesis and that of its
extraction as a mineral, as well as its use as a fertilizer and explosive, are briefly described.