Formation of phytadienes in the water column: Myth or reality?

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 833-839

  Grossi, V ^a   Baas, M ^b   Schogt, N ^b   Klein Breteler, W C M ^b   De Leeuw, J W ^b   Rontani, J F ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

acid and base treatment artifacts; analytical protocols; Cryptomonas salina; mesocosm feeding experiments; Peridinium trochoideum, freeze drying artifacts; phytadienes; water column artifacts

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PROCEDURE; ARTIFACT; PHYTADIENE; SAMPLE CONTAMINATION;

ACIDS; ALGAE; DECOMPOSITION; DEHYDRATION; DRYING; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROCARBONS; MICROORGANISMS; PLANTS (BOTANY); SAPONIFICATION; WATER; WATER TREATMENT;

ACID TREATMENT; MESOCOSM FEEDING EXPERIMENT; PHYTADIENES; WATER COLUMN ARTIFACTS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

EID: 0030300783     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(96)00071-X     Document Type: Article

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