Rapid biotic molecular transformation of fulvic acids in a karst aquifer

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 22, 2007, Pages 5474-5482

  Einsiedl, Florian ^a   Hertkorn, Norbert ^a   Wolf, Manfred ^a   Frommberger, Moritz ^a   Schmitt Kopplin, Philippe ^a   Koch, Boris P ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CARBON CYCLE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; FULVIC ACID; KARST HYDROLOGY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXYGEN; TRANSFORMATION; WATER CHEMISTRY;

EID: 35648957092     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.09.024     Document Type: Article

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