Biological degradation of methyl chloride in coastal seawater

Global Biogeochemical Cycles

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages

  Tokarczyk, Ryszard ^a   Saltzman, Eric S ^b   Moore, Robert M ^a   Yvon Lewis, Shari A ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biogeochemistry of halocarbons; Methyl chloride; Methyl halides

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; COASTAL WATER; METHYL CHLORIDE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; RESIDENCE TIME;

BEDFORD BASIN; CANADA; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 0043240773     PISSN: 08866236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gb001949     Document Type: Article

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