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HACH Kits - Nitrate Introduction: Nitrogen is one of the most abundant elements in nature, and in the molecular (N2) form is the most common gas in the atmosphere, comprising 79 % of the air we breathe. Nitrogen is also essential for all animals and plants in building proteins. In order for plants to take up nitrogen, it must first be converted to another form - either Ammonia (NH3) or Nitrate (NO3-). This process can occur through several converters, including blue-green algae, lightning, and bacteria. Blue-green algae (the primary algae of algal blooms) are able to use N2 and conve