Volatile Organic Sulfur Compounds in a Meromictic Alpine Lake

Acta Hydrochimica et Hydrobiologica

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 185-192

  Fritz, M ^a   Bachofen, R ^a  

^a Institute of Plant Biology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carbon Disulfide; Dimethyl Disulfide; Dimethyl Sulfide; Meromixis; Methanethiol; Volatile Organic Sulfur Compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006465143     PISSN: 03234320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-401X(20004)28:4<185::AID-AHEH185>3.0.CO;2-V     Document Type: Article

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