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Table 3 Summary of the average nitrate reduction rates (in mM day−1) observed in the in situ tests of the BN experiment, either in the absence or in the presence of additional electron donors, i.e. acetate or H2, as indicated in Table 2

From: Impact of the electron donor on in situ microbial nitrate reduction in Opalinus Clay: results from the Mont Terri rock laboratory (Switzerland)

Test code

\({\text{NO}}_{3}^{ - }\) reduction rate in absence of additional electron donors

\({\text{NO}}_{3}^{ - }\) reduction rate in presence of additional electron donors

INT1_2011

0.04

–

INT1_2014

0.02

0.2–0.7

INT2_2011a

–

0.8

INT2_2011b

–

1

INT2_2013

0.02

1.2