Differences in seawater particulate organic carbon concentration in samples collected using small- and large-volume methods: The importance of DOC adsorption to the filter blank

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 33-42

  Moran, S B ^a   Charette, M A ^b   Pike, S M ^b   Wicklund, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

DOC adsorption; Filtration; Seawater POC concentration

Indexed keywords

PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; SAMPLING; SEAWATER;

EID: 0032848901     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(99)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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