Carbon isotope fractionation during aerobic biodegradation of n-alkanes and aromatic compounds in unsaturated sand

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-33

  Bouchard, Daniel ^a   Hunkeler, Daniel ^a   Höhener, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC BIODEGRADATION; MICROCOSM EXPERIMENTS; MONOAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; UNSATURATED SAND;

BINDING ENERGY; BIODEGRADATION; CHAIN LENGTH; ISOTOPES; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS;

PARAFFINS;

ALKANE; BIODEGRADATION; CARBON ISOTOPE; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MICROCOSM; SAND;

EID: 38649091033     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2007.10.002     Document Type: Article

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