Sulphur, organic carbon and iron relationships in estuarine and freshwater sediments: Effects of sedimentation rate

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 41-52

  Gerritse, Robert G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON; ORGANIC CARBON; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION RATE; SULFUR;

EID: 0033044083     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(98)00041-9     Document Type: Article

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