Halocarbons produced by natural oxidation processes during degradation of organic matter

Nature

Volumn 403, Issue 6767, 2000, Pages 298-301

  Keppler, F ^a   Eiden, R ^a   Niedan, V ^a   Pracht, J ^a   Scholer H F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HALOCARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DEGRADATION; HALOCARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; OXIDATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEGRADATION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; OXIDATION; OZONE LAYER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATOSPHERE;

ATMOSPHERE; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROCARBONS, HALOGENATED; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; SOIL;

FUNGI;

EID: 0034688234     PISSN: 00280836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/35002055     Document Type: Article

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