Reporting requirements for sulphur isotope measurements on environmental samples

Isotopes in Environmental and Health Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 164-168

  Mayer, Bernhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental samples; IAEA; IRMS; Isotope measurement methods and equipment; Reference materials; Sulphur 32; Sulphur 33; Sulphur 34; Sulphur 36

Indexed keywords

SULFUR;

LABORATORY METHOD; REFERENCE SAMPLE; SPECTROMETER; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SULFUR ISOTOPES;

EID: 70449334443     PISSN: 10256016     EISSN: 14772639     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10256010902871937     Document Type: Article

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