College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, P. R. China School of Marine Science and Fisheries, Jiangsu Ocean University, Lianyungang 222005, P. R. China ...

Not applicable for total nitrogen as it is not a product as such. Nevertheless, the major use for nitrate is inorganic fertiliser. It is also used as an oxidising agent in the production of explosives ...