Vertical distribution of dissolved sulphur species in coastal marine sediments

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 195-209

  Gagnon, Christian ^a,d   Mucci, Alfonso ^b   Pelletier, Émilien ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE   (Canada)

^d STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC OXIDATION; BIOTURBATION; COASTAL MARINE SEDIMENT; COASTAL SEDIMENTS; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SPECIATION; SULPHUR; SULPHUR COMPOUNDS; VERTICAL PROFILES;

CANADA, QUEBEC, SAGUENAY FJORD;

EID: 0030131776     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4203(95)00099-2     Document Type: Article

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