DNA-labeled clay: A sensitive new method for tracing particle transport

Geology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 831-834

  Mahler, Barbara J ^a,c   Winkler, Matthew ^b   Bennett, Philip ^a   Hillis, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAY; DNA ANALYSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CLAY MINERALS; DNA; GROUNDWATER; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; SEDIMENTS; SILICA; SOLS;

ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEMS; CALCIUM BICARBONATE; ENVIRONMENTALLY BENIGN; LOW DETECTION LIMIT; MONTMORILLONITE CLAY; MONTMORILLONITE SURFACE; NATURAL ENVIRONMENTS; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CLAY; DNA; SEDIMENT TRANSPORT; TRACER;

EID: 84874961160     PISSN: 00917613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1130/0091-7613(1998)026<0831:DLCASN>2.3.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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