Abstract
Organic geochemistry attempts to understand in terms of chemical, physical and biological processes, the formation, composition and destruction of organic compounds in nature and their interaction with the environment during geological time spans. The main goal of environmental organic chemistry is to understand the origin, composition and fate in today’s environment, especially those organic compounds that influence living organisms and particularly man in his best use of natural resources.
Keywords
- Particulate Organic Carbon
- Dissolve Inorganic Nitrogen
- Amazon Basin
- Organic Carbon Concentration
- Colloidal Fraction
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Le Poupon, C., Benaim, J.Y. (2004). Distribution of Organic Carbon and Nitrogen in Particulate, Colloid and Dissolved Phases from the Amazon River System. In: Drude de Lacerda, L., Santelli, R.E., Duursma, E.K., Abrão, J.J. (eds) Environmental Geochemistry in Tropical and Subtropical Environments. Environmental Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-07060-4_16
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