Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in stalagmites: Occurrence and use for analyzing past environments

Chemical Geology

Volumn 251, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 67-76

  Perrette, Yves ^a   Poulenard, Jérôme ^a   Saber, Abdel Ilah ^a   Fanget, Bernard ^a   Guittonneau, Sylvie ^a   Ghaleb, Bassam ^b   Garaudee, Sandrine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE SAVOIE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Charcoal; HPLC fluo; Organic matter; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon; Soils; Stalagmite

Indexed keywords

CAVE; CHARCOAL; EXTRACTION; HUMAN ACTIVITY; KARST; ORGANIC MATTER; PAH; PALEOENVIRONMENT; STALAGMITE; STRATIGRAPHY;

ALPS; DAUPHINE ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; RHONE-ALPES; VERCORS; WESTERN ALPS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 43649100150     PISSN: 00092541     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemgeo.2008.02.013     Document Type: Article

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