Uric acid in the surface waters of Spitsbergen and its role in the dissolution processes which affect carbonate rocks

Polish Polar Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 327-340

  Burzyk, Maciej ^a   Pulina, Marian ^b   Sajewicz, Mieczysław ^b   Zjawiony, Ireneusz ^b  

^a Uniwersytet Ślaski ^*  (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SILESIA   (Poland)

Author keywords

Billefjorden; Hornsund; Rock carbonate solubility; Spitsbergen; Uric acid

Indexed keywords

ACID; CARBONATE ROCK; CATCHMENT; DISSOLUTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; SURFACE WATER; WATER QUALITY;

ARCTIC; BILLEFJORDEN; HORNSUND; SPITSBERGEN; SVALBARD; SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN;

EID: 33846357504     PISSN: 01380338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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