Voltammetric determination of elemental sulfur in pore waters

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1353-1361

  Wang, Feiyue ^a   Tessier, André ^a   Buffle, Jacques ^b  

^a CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0031734894     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.1998.43.6.1353     Document Type: Article

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