Noble gas enrichments in porewater of estuarine sediments and their effect on the estimation of net denitrification rates

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 531-539

  Pitre, Fabien ^a   Pinti, Daniele L ^a  

^a GEOTOP   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENITRIFICATION; ESTUARINE SEDIMENT; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; ISOTOPIC RATIO; NOBLE GAS; ORGANIC MATTER; POREWATER;

NORTH AMERICA; SAINT LAWRENCE RIVER;

EID: 70649099220     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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