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Denitrification Potential of Surface Soils of Constructed Wetlands in Newtown Creek, an Urban Superfund Site
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Denitrification, the anaerobic microbial conversion of nitrate (NO 3 −), a common water pollutant, to nitrogen (N) gases, is often high in the soil of natural wetlands. In areas where natural wetlands...
Prompt Rewetting of Drained Peatlands Reduces Climate Warming Despite Methane Emissions
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Peatlands are strategic areas for climate change mitigation because of their matchless carbon stocks. Drained peatlands release this carbon to the atmosphere as carbon dioxide (CO2). Peatland...
Wetlands and Methane [Technical Report]
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To reduce global greenhouse gas emissions, conservation and restoration of wetlands play a key role. This report outlines the contribution of wetlands to global methane output; differences between...