Protocol for quantitative detection of elemental sulfur and polysulfide zero-valent sulfur distribution in natural aquatic samples

Geostandards and Geoanalytical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 415-435

  Kamyshny, Alexey ^a,b   Borkenstein, Clemens G ^c,d   Ferdelman, Timothy G ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MARINE MICROBIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^d BDI BioDiesel International AG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Colloidal sulfur; Inorganic polysulfides; Polythionates; Rhombic sulfur; Zero valent sulfur

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349977627     PISSN: 16394488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-908X.2009.00907.x     Document Type: Article

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