Sulfur-binding in recent environments: II. Speciation of sulfur and iron and implications for the occurrence of organo-sulfur compounds

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 61, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 4769-4788

  Hartgers, Walter A ^a,d   Lòpez, Jordi F ^a   Sinninghe Damsté, Jaap S ^b   Reiss, Christine ^c   Maxwell, James R ^c   Grimalt, Joan O ^a  

^a DEPT OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY   (Spain)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; IRON; ORGANOSULPHUR COMPOUND; SEDIMENT; SPECIATION; SULPHUR;

EID: 0031398325     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(97)00279-2     Document Type: Article

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