Determination of elemental sulfur in environmental samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Chemical Geology

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 195-200

  Chen, Yu Wei ^a   Joly, Helen A ^a   Belzile, Nelson ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Elemental sulfur; Environmental sample; GC MS; Sediments

Indexed keywords

GCMS; SULPHUR;

EID: 0030850570     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0009-2541(96)00163-5     Document Type: Article

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