Organic matter sources and early diagenetic alterations in arctic surface sediments (Lena River delta and Laptev Sea, eastern Siberia) - I. Analysis of the carboxylic acids released via sequential treatments

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 841-857

  Zegouagh, Yahya ^a   Derenne, Sylvie ^a   Largeau, Claude ^a   Saliot, Alain ^b  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b LABORATOIRE D OCÉANOGRAPHIE DE VILLEFRANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

acid preservation mechanisms; arctic surface sediments; Laptev Sea; Lena River; source organisms of acids

Indexed keywords

ARCTIC ENGINEERING; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CATALYSTS; FATTY ACIDS; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROLYSIS; MACROMOLECULES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SAPONIFICATION; SEAWATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACID PRESERVATION; ARCTIC SURFACE SEDIMENTS; LAPTEV SEA; LENA RIVER; PHASE TRANSFER CATALYSTS; SEQUENTIAL TREATMENTS;

SEDIMENTS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; DELTA; DIAGENESIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER; SURFACE SEDIMENT; SURFACE SEDIMENTS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENT;

LAPTEV SEA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION, LENA RIVER;

EID: 0030201237     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(96)00075-7     Document Type: Article

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