Diffusional and microbial isotope fractionation of methane during gas push-pull tests

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 72, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2115-2124

  Gonzalez Gil, G ^a   Schroth, M H ^a   Gomez K ^a   Papritz, A ^a   Zeyer, J ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; DIFFUSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; KINETICS; METHANE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; OXIDATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOIL MICROORGANISM; SOIL TEST;

EID: 41349112465     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2008.02.006     Document Type: Article

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