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Killops S. D (Stephen Douglas), <1953-> |
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Introduction to organic geochemistry / / Stephen Killops and Vanessa Killops |
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Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2005 |
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Malden, Massachusetts, : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2005 |
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©2005 |
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1-118-69721-9 |
1-282-13952-5 |
9786612139529 |
1-4443-1152-2 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (405 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Previous ed.: 1993 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-362) and index |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-362) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction to Organic Geochemistry, 2e; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1: Carbon, the Earth and life; 2: Chemical composition of organic matter; 3: Production, preservation and degradation of organic matter; 4: Long-term fate of organic matter in the geosphere; 5: Chemical stratigraphic concepts and tools; 6: The carbon cycle and climate; 7: Anthropogenic carbon and the environment; Appendix 1: SI units used in this book; Appendix 2: SI unit prefixes; Appendix 3: Geological time scale; References; Index |
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An Introduction to Organic Geochemistry explores the fate of organic matter of all types, biogenic and man-made, in the Earth System. investigates the variety of pathways and biogeochemical transformations that carbon compounds can experience over a range of time scales and in different environments scope widened to provide a broad and up-to-date background - structured to accommodate readers with varied scientific backgrounds essential terminology is defined fully and boxes are used to explain concepts introduced from |
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