Molecular, 13C, and 14C evidence for the allochthonous and ancient origin of C16-C18 n-alkanes in modern soils

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1891-1898

  Lichtfouse, Éric ^a,d   Bardoux, Gerard ^a   Mariotti, Andre ^a   Balesdent, Jerome ^b   Ballentine, Donna C ^c   Macko, Stephen A ^c  

^a SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; CARBON; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SOIL;

EID: 0030853837     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00021-5     Document Type: Article

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