Determination of volatile fatty acids in the hot springs of Vulcano, Aeolian Islands, Italy

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 699-705

  Amend, Jan P ^a   Amend, Andrea C ^b   Valenza, Mariano ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Shannon and Wilson Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carboxylic acid; Fluid; Hot spring; Hydrothermal; Volatile fatty acid; Vulcano

Indexed keywords

HYDROTHERMAL FLUID; VULCANO;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS; HOT SPRINGS; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PH EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

FATTY ACID; GEOCHEMISTRY; HYDROTHERMAL FLUID;

ITALY;

EID: 0031857880     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00023-0     Document Type: Article

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