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The method was based on measuring the disappearance of endogenous or added nitrate as KNO<sub>3</sub> solution in sediment samples collected at one of the ScheIdt tributaries, the Durme between December 1995 and March 1996. In all experiments where nitrate was added, a rapid decrease of (NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> + NO<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup>)-N in the water overlaying the sediments was found. During long-term incubation experiments it was not possible to follow closely how fast the added nitrate was depleted because nitrate was consumed within a few hours after incubation. For that reason short-term incubation experiments with different nitrate concentrations ranging from 5 to 100 mg NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>N.l<sup>-1</sup> were performed. During the short-term incubations, the result shows a systematic rapid disappearance of (NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> + NO<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup>)-N in the water overlaying the sediment at all levels of added nitrate.Most of the added NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>N from the overlaying water disappeared indicating rapid reduction of the NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>N that is diffused into the underlying sediment column. Linear correlation analysis of the data indicate that, the disappearance rates were 0.5398, 0.7414, 1.3193, 1.8198 and 2.8497 mg NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>N.l<sup>-1</sup> hr<sup>-1</sup> for 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 mg NO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup>N.l<sup>-1</sup> respectively. The consumption rate varies depending on the initial nitrate concentration. The rate increased as the concentration of nitrate increases. 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