Assessing transformation processes of organic compounds using stable isotope fractionation

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 21, 2008, Pages 7737-7743

  Hofstetter, Thomas B ^a   Schwarzenbach, René P ^a   Bernasconi, Stefano M ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

STABLE ISOTOPES; TRANSFORMATION PATHWAYS; TRANSFORMATION PROCESSES;

ISOTOPES;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; STABLE ISOTOPE; TRANSFORMATION;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC POLLUTION;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; ENVIRONMENT; ISOTOPES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

EID: 55349084732     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es801384j     Document Type: Article

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