[Biological elimination of nitrous oxide under oxidative conditions]

The process of biological N2O elimination under oxidative conditions has been discribed. It was performed by samples of soil, litter, water, ooze, sewage and compost. The process differs from denitrification, is not accompanied with dinitrogen formation and its rate is maximal at 15% of oxygen in the gaseous phase. Acetylene, an inhibitor of denitrification has no effect on elimination of nitrous oxide under oxidative conditions.