Ammonium in thermal waters of Yellowstone National Park: Processes affecting speciation and isotope fractionation

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 4611-4636

  Holloway, JoAnn M ^a   Nordstrom, D Kirk ^b   Böhlke, J K ^b   McCleskey, R Blaine ^b   Ball, James W ^b  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM; CONDENSATION; INORGANIC NITROGEN; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; OUTFLOW; SEDIMENTARY ROCK; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TEMPORAL VARIATION; THERMAL WATER; VOLATILIZATION;

FIREHOLE RIVER; UNITED STATES; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK;

EID: 79960325232     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.05.036     Document Type: Article

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