Based on the knowledge concerning the chemical reduction of NO
3-N in the presence of Fe
2+ and Cu
2+ as a catalyst at a high pH range, the feasibility of an Fe-rich converter slag for NO
3-N reduction in sediments was investigated. Components released from the slag were able to reduce NO
3-N chemically. Magnesia contained in the slag functioned as a substitute for Cu
2+ which is hardly contained in the slag. The chemical reduction of NO
3-N was suppressed by phosphate. The major product of the chemical reduction of NO
3-N was NH
4-N, and the rates of formation of NO
2-N and N
2O-N were low. Biological reduction of NO
3-N was comparable to the chemical reduction in the sediment amended with the slag in the pH range from 8 to 9. The major product was also NH
4-N, but the denitrifying process became dominant with an increase in the biomass of denitrifiers. The release of NH
4-N and NO
2-N from the sediment amended with the slag was mainly due to chemical reduction of NO
3-N by the slag. Fe
2+ and Mg
2+ in sediments as well as those originated in the slag play a significant role in NO
3-N reduction.
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