DMS investigators complete full comprehensive nitrogen balances of LIS

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Of the nitrogen delivered to Long Island Sound (LIS) using a 20 year time series, Vlahos, Whitney, and colleagues Found 40% of it is exported as primarily organic nitrogen (70% vs 30% as nitrate). However, 60% of the nitrogen Entering the LIS is either buried in sediments and/or denitrified to nitrogen gas and N2O.

https://today.uconn.edu/2020/02/understanding-long-island-sounds-dead-zones/