Early diagenesis and chemical characteristics of interstitial water and sediments in the deep deposition bottoms of the Baltic proper

Journal of Sea Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 25-47

  Carman, Rolf ^a   Rahm, Lars ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Baltic Sea; Diagenesis; Pore water

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030980763     PISSN: 13851101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1385-1101(96)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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