The geochemical associations of nitrate and naturally formed perchlorate in the Mojave Desert, California, USA

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 104, Issue , 2013, Pages 136-147

  Lybrand, Rebecca A ^a   Michalski, Greg ^b   Graham, Robert C ^a   Parker, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESERT SOIL; NITRATE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; PERCHLORATE; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

MOJAVE DESERT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872185308     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2012.10.028     Document Type: Article

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