Sources and fate of n-alkanols and sterois in sediments of the Amazon shelf

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1075-1087

  Fernandes, Milena B ^a   Elias, Vladimir O ^a   Cardoso, Jari N ^a   Carvalho, Marília S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

4 Desmethyl sterols; Amazon shelf; N Alkanols; Polar lipids; Surficial sediments

Indexed keywords

ALKANOLS; AMAZON SHELF; DESMETHYL STEROLS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SURFICIAL SEDIMENTS;

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY; BIOMARKERS; CHOLESTEROL; LIPIDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SAMPLING; TEMPERATURE;

SEDIMENTS;

CONTINENTAL SHELF; MARINE SEDIMENT; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0032731545     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0146-6380(99)00085-6     Document Type: Article

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