Freezing as a method of sample preservation for the analysis of dissolved inorganic nutrients in seawater

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 173-185

  Dore, John E ^a   Houlihan, Terrence ^a   Hebel, Dale V ^a   Tien, Georgia ^a   Tupas, Luis ^a   Karl, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREEZING; NUTRIENTS; OLIGOTROPHIC REGIONS; SAMPLE STORAGE; WATER SAMPLES;

EID: 0030201507     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4203(96)00004-7     Document Type: Article

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