Distribution and biogeochemistry of sedimentary humic substances in the St. Lawrence Estuary and the Saguenay Fjord, Québec

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 682-699

  Tremblay, Luc ^a   Gagné, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FULVIC ACIDS; HUMIC ACIDS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES (HS); SEDIMENT ORGANIC MATTER (SOM);

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; LANDSLIDES; MINERALS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SOILS; SORPTION;

SEDIMENTS;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HUMIFICATION; LIGNIN; MINERALIZATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SORPTION; STABILIZATION;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA]; SAGUENAY FJORD; SAINT LAWRENCE ESTUARY;

EID: 33947585909     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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