Early diagenesis of sulfur in estuarine sediments: the role of sedimentary humic and fulvic acids

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1567-1586

  Brüchert, Volker ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGENESIS; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; SULFUR;

USA, FLORIDA;

EID: 0032075983     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00089-1     Document Type: Article

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