The effect of common nucleic acid stains on the composition of particulate organic matter as determined by direct temperature-resolved mass spectrometry and pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 75-87

  Minor, E C ^a   Foust, C ^a   Dias, R F ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DAPI; Mass spectrometry; Particulate organic matter; PyGCMS; Pyrolysis; SYTO 13

Indexed keywords

MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SEAWATER;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345447474     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(03)00097-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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