Methane production in river and lake sediments in Taiwan

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 245-249

  Yang, Shang Shyng ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

BOD; COD; Methane production; Organic matter; Sediment

Indexed keywords

ALLUVIAL DEPOSIT; LACUSTRINE DEPOSIT; METHANOGENESIS; ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY;

TAIWAN;

GADUS MORHUA;

EID: 0032468946     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006536820697     Document Type: Article

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