Desorption kinetics of ammonium and methylamines from estuarine sediments: Consequences for the cycling of nitrogen

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 12-26

  Fitzsimons, Mark F ^a   Millward, Geoffrey E ^a   Revitt, D Michael ^b   Dawit, Mekibib D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Kinetics; Methylamines; Sediment resuspension; Thames Estuary

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMMONIUM; DESORPTION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FILTRATION; KINETICS; NITROGEN CYCLE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC NITROGEN; POREWATER; SEAWATER; SORPTION; TIDAL CYCLE; WATER COLUMN;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; THAMES ESTUARY; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33747247494     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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