Distributions, cycling and recovery of amino acids in estuarine waters and sediments

Environmental Chemistry Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 161-167

  Tappin, A D ^a   Millward, G E ^a   Fitzsimons, M F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acid hydrolysis; Amino acids; Bacterial uptake; Nitrate rich water; Particulate nitrogen; Recovery; Resuspension; Sediment; Tamar estuary

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 34547620356     PISSN: 16103653     EISSN: 16103661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10311-007-0099-9     Document Type: Article

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