Stable isotopes of transition and post-transition metals as tracers in environmental studies

Handbook of Environmental Isotope Geochemistry

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 177-203

  Bullen, Thomas D ^a  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOACTIVITY; TRANSITION METALS;

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; ISOTOPE COMPOSITIONS; ISOTOPE FRACTIONATION; METAL CONTAMINANTS; NATURAL MATERIALS; REDOX-SENSITIVE METALS;

ISOTOPES;

EID: 84924024641     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10637-8_10     Document Type: Chapter

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