Isotopic biogeochemistry of dissolved organic nitrogen: A new technique and application

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 27, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 363-370

  Feuerstein, Timothy P ^a   Ostrom, Peggy H ^a   Ostrom, Nathaniel E ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolved organic nitrogen; Great Lakes; Mass spectrometry; Nitrogen cycling; Nitrogen isotopes; Organic matter characterization

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; DIALYSIS MEMBRANES; EVAPORATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPES; LAKES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN REMOVAL;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0031581482     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(97)00071-5     Document Type: Article

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