High-resolution nitrogen gas profiles in sediment porewaters using a new membrane probe for membrane-inlet mass spectrometry

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 83, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 23-30

  Hartnett, Hilairy E ^a   Seitzinger, Sybil P ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Denitrification; High resolution nitrogen gas profile; Membrane inlet mass spectrometry; Sediment porewater

Indexed keywords

ARGON; DETECTION METHOD; GAS; INSTRUMENTATION; MARINE SEDIMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITROGEN; POREWATER;

EID: 0345447482     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(03)00093-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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