Marine vs. terrigenous organic matter in Louisiana coastal sediments: The uses of bromine:organic carbon ratios

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 244-254

  Mayer, Lawrence M ^a   Schick, Linda L ^a   Allison, Mead A ^b   Ruttenberg, Kathleen C ^c   Bentley, Samuel J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bromine; Carbon isotope; Delta; Mississippi; Organic matter; Sediment

Indexed keywords

BROMINE; BURIAL (GEOLOGY); COASTAL SEDIMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER;

ATCHAFALAYA RIVER; ATLANTIC OCEAN; GULF OF MEXICO; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 35148850665     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marchem.2007.07.007     Document Type: Article

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