An overview of isotope geochemistry in environmental studies

Handbook of Environmental Isotope Geochemistry

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 11-32

  Porcelli, D ^a   Baskaran, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COSMOLOGY; EXPLORATORY GEOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR REACTIONS;

ANALYTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES; ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES; OCEAN CIRCULATION; SHORT-LIVED NUCLIDES; WATER CIRCULATION;

ISOTOPES;

EID: 85027004695     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10637-8_2     Document Type: Chapter

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