Isotopic investigations of carbonate growth on concrete structures

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 435-444

  Krishnamurthy, R V ^a   Schmitt, D ^a   Atekwana, E A ^b   Baskaran, M ^c  

^a WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRIDGES; CARBONATE MINERALS; FOSSIL FUELS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL);

KINETIC FRACTIONATIONS;

ISOTOPES;

CARBON ISOTOPE; CARBONATE; CONCRETE STRUCTURE; MINERAL; OXYGEN ISOTOPE;

EID: 0037354561     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-2927(02)00089-6     Document Type: Article

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