Stable Sulfur isotopic evidence for historical changes of sulfur cycling in estuarine sediments from northern Florida

Aquatic Geochemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-268

  Brüchert, Volker ^a   Pratt, Lisa M ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthropogenic effects; Bacterial sulfate reduction; Delta 13C; Delta 34S; Diffusion modeling; Estuarine sediments; Florida; Lignin; Lignocellulose; Organic contamination; Porewaters; Pulp mill effluent; Pyrite; St. Andrew Bay; Stable carbon isotopes; Stable sulfur isotopes; Sulfate; Sulfide reoxidation

Indexed keywords

ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENT POLLUTION; STABLE ISOTOPE; SULFUR CYCLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0343550343     PISSN: 13806165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009661812641     Document Type: Article

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