Terrestrial and marine n-alcohol inputs and degradation processes relating to a sudden turbidity current in the Zaire canyon

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1170-1184

  Treignier, C ^a   Derenne, S ^b   Saliot, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE   (France)

^b UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Degradation rate; n Alcohols; Sediment; Sediment trap; Turbidity current; Zaire canyon

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION RATE; N-ALCOHOLS; SEDIMENT TRAP; TURBIDITY CURRENT; ZAIRE CANYON;

BIOMARKERS; DEGRADATION; ECOSYSTEMS; MARINE BIOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; TURBIDITY;

HYDROCARBONS;

ALCOHOL; BENTHIC ENVIRONMENT; DEGRADATION; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; ORGANIC MATTER; TERRESTRIAL DEPOSIT; TURBIDITY;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EMBRYOPHYTA; GORGONACEA;

EID: 33748163494     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.03.010     Document Type: Article

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