Speciation of sulfur in humic and fulvic acids using X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 683-688

  Morra, Matthew J ^a   Fendorf, Scott E ^a   Brown, Paul D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; SEDIMENT; SOIL; SPECIATION; SULPHUR; XANES;

EID: 0030805672     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00003-3     Document Type: Letter

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