Depositional and paleohydrogeological controls on the distribution of organic matter and other reactive reductants in aquifer sediments

Chemical Geology

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 113-131

  Hartog, N ^a,c   Griffioen, J ^b   van Bergen, P F ^a,d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonate isotopes; Ferrous iron; Kerogen; Oxygen reduction; Pyrite; Pyrolysis; Sedimentary organic matter

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENT; GLACIOFLUVIAL DEPOSIT; KEROGEN; MIOCENE; PALEOHYDROLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; PYRITE;

EID: 14244257984     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2004.11.006     Document Type: Article

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