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 Viola Rizka Effendi (165080607111047)
 Luh Made Sri M (185080601111003)
 Tasya Alwyla (185080601111022)
 Nabiilah Hasnaa H (185080607111007)
 DEFINITION

Nitrogen is a compound that is widely distributed in the biosfir. The earth's atmosphere
contains about 78% of inert nitrogen gas. In water systems nitrogen compounds can be organic
and inorganic nitrogen. Nitrogen consists of ammonia (NH3), ammonium (NH4 +), nitrite (NO3
-) and nitrite (NO2 -). Nitrogen is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas.
Nitrogen is a basic constituent of proteins that will be absorbed by aquatic plants in the form of
ammonia or nitrate.
 NITROGEN SOURCE

Natural Resource Anthropogenic

1. Atmosphere 1. Industrial waste, including agriculture

2. Metabolism of aquatic organisms industry, textile industry, food industry
and forestry industries
3. Decomposition of organic materials by
bacteria 2. Liquid waste from domestic, industrial,
explosive and fertilizing activities
NITROGEN CYCLE
We found this article online. This article talks about nitrogen cycle and the title is:
Most of the nitrogen in the ocean (95.2%) is in the form of N2, which is not readily accessible to
marine life due its strong triple bond. The remaining 4.8% of nitrogen in the form of fixed
nitrogen limits biological productivity due to its relatively low concentrations. In turn,
distribution of the fixed nitrogen in the ocean is largely controlled by marine organism activities.
Thus, marine nitrogen cycle is dominated by biologically mediated processes, most of which
involve redox reactions. Marine plants assimilate dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) which is
then transformed into organic nitrogen such as protein, by a series of anabolic reactions.
Particulate organic nitrogen (PON) synthesized by marine plants is heterotrophically transformed
by oxidation (remineralization, ammonification and nitrification) and reduction (denitrification
and nitrogen fixation) processes. Currently, due to uncertainty in the estimates of global nitrogen
fluxes whether the nitrogen cycle is in a steady state can not be established.
 BENEFITS OF NITROGEN

1. The element of nitrogen in the waters serves as a nutrient for the biota in it. Within certain
concentration limits that are suitable for biota requirements, the presence of these
nutritional elements is not problematic, but if the concentration is abundant then it will
cause eutrophication which causes the nutritional elements to change their function.
2. Nitrogen in freshwater plays a role on increasing phytoplankton biomass, change
phytoplankton community, benthic algal community, changes in the composition and
biomass of the organism macrophytes, reduction of water transparency, affect the taste and
aroma of water, enhance dissolved oxygen, increased frequency of death fish, decreasing
fish population consumption, decline fish yield production, and value reduction aquatic
aesthetics.
 HARMFUL EFFECTS OF NITROGEN

1. If nitric oxide (N2O) reaches the stratosphere, it helps damage the ozone layer, resulting in
higher levels of UV radiation and an increased risk of skin cancer and cataracts.
2. Nitrous oxide (N2O) dissolved in atmospheric water forms acid rain, which corrodes rocks
and metals and damages buildings
3. Nitrogen oxide (N2O) contributes to global warming. Even though the concentration of
nitric oxide in the atmosphere is very low compared to carbon dioxide, the global warming
potential of nitric oxide is about 300 times greater.
4. Excess nitrogen in the waters causes a reduction in oxygen levels in the water causing
extinction of life in the waters
 USES OF NITROGEN

1. In the form of ammonia niotrogen, it is used as a fertilizer, medicine, nitric acid, urea,
hydrasin, amine, and coolant.
2. Nit Nitric acid is used in making dyes and explosives.
3. Rogen Nitrogen is often used if an inert environment is needed, for example in an electric
light bulb to prevent filament evaporation
4. Whereas liquid nitrogen is widely used as a very effective refrigerant because it is relatively
inexpensive
5. Widely used by medical laboratories and research laboratories as preservatives for
preservative materials for very long periods of time, for example in sperm banks, banks
storing human organs, blood banks.
In addition to the uses of nitrogen compounds there are dangers of nitrogen
compounds including:

1. If nitric oxide (N2O) reaches the stratosphere, it helps damage the ozone layer, resulting in
higher levels of UV radiation and an increased risk of skin cancer and cataracts.
2. Nitrous oxide (N2O) dissolved in atmospheric water forms acid rain, which corrodes rocks
and metals and damages buildings
3. Rogen Nitrous oxide (N2O) contributes to global warming. Even though the concentration
of nitric oxide in the atmosphere is very low compared to carbon dioxide, the potential for
global warming of nitric oxide is about 300 times greater.
4. Ebihan Excess nitrogen in the waters causes a reduction in oxygen levels in the water
causing extinction of life in the waters.
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