Black carbon in soils: The use of benzenecarboxylic acids as specific markers

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 811-819

  Glaser, B ^a   Haumaier, L ^a   Guggenberger, G ^a   Zech, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aromatic carbon; Benzenecarboxylic acids; Black carbon; Char; Charcoal; Recalcitrant soil organic matter

Indexed keywords

ACID DIGESTION; BENZENECARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CHARCOAL; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; OXIDATION; SOIL TESTING;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY;

BLACK CARBON; ESTIMATION METHOD; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 0032446924     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(98)00194-6     Document Type: Article

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