Complete elimination of carbonates: A critical step in the accurate measurement of organic and black carbon in sediments

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2218-2221

  Lukasewycz, Marta T ^a   Burkhard, Lawrence R ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Carbonate; Lake Michigan; Organic carbon; Sediment

Indexed keywords

CARBON; DISSOLUTION; LAKES; SEDIMENTS;

BLACK CARBON; LAKE MICHIGAN; ORGANIC CARBON;

CARBONATES;

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBON; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC CARBON;

BLACK CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON;

ACCURACY; ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; DISSOLUTION; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEDIMENT; TECHNIQUE; UNITED STATES; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CARBON; CARBONATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; GREAT LAKES REGION; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; TEMPERATURE; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 23944478598     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1897/04-653R.1     Document Type: Article

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