Lead isotopes as age-sensitive, genetic markers in hydrocarbons: 2. kerogens, crude oils, and unleaded gasoline

Environmental Geosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-7

  Hurst, Richard W ^a,b  

^a Hurst and Associates Inc   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crude oil; Gasoline; Hydrocarbons; Isotopes; Lead

Indexed keywords

EID: 1642385881     PISSN: 10759565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1526-0984.2002.91004.x     Document Type: Article

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