Total nitrogen means the sum of all the forms of nitrogen; ammonia, ammonium, nitrate, nitrite and organic nitrogen present in wastewater.
Total nitrogen means the sum of the concentrations of ammonia (NH3), ammonium ion (NH4+), nitrite (NO2), and nitrate (NO3), and dissolved and particulate organic nitrogen expressed as elemental nitrogen.
Total nitrogen means the sum of the organic, nitrate, nitrite, and ammonia forms of nitrogen.
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Nitrogen components Total nitrogen A term was requested for values for Nitrogen, total [NT] calculated from the Protein [PROT] value using a defined Nitrogen Conversion Factor.
More Definitions of Total nitrogen
Total nitrogen means the sum of concentrations of ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and organic nitrogen-containing compounds, expressed as nitrogen.
Total nitrogen or “TN” means the combined organic nitrogen, ammonia, nitrite and nitrate contained in the wastewater or effluent;
Total nitrogen means the sum of nitrite, nitrate, ammo- nia and organic nitrogen.
Total nitrogen means the sum of ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and organic nitrogen.
Total nitrogen or "TN" means the measure of the complete nitrogen content of wastewater including all organic, inorganic, and oxidized forms expressed in mg/l as nitrogen.
Total nitrogen or "nitrogen" means the sum of the organic, nitrate, nitrite, and ammonia forms of nitrogen in a water or wastewater.
Total nitrogen means the total of the concentrations of ammonia nitrogen, organic nitrogen, nitrite nitrogen, and nitrate nitrogen expressed as milligrams of nitrogen per liter.