Comment on "The biosphere: A homogeniser of Pb-isotope signals" by C. Reimann, B. Flem, A. Arnoldussen, P. Englmaier, T.E. Finne, F. Koller and Ø. Nordgulen

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2514-2518

  Shotyk, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSPHERE; LEAD ISOTOPE;

EID: 48049108472     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2008.05.014     Document Type: Note

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