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Occurrence of long‐chain alkan‐diols and alkan‐15‐one‐1‐ols in a quaternary sapropel from the Eastern Mediterranean
Author(s) -
Smith Dedric J.,
Eglinton Geoffrey,
Morris Robert J.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
lipids
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.601
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1558-9307
pISSN - 0024-4201
DOI - 10.1007/bf02534571
Subject(s) - sapropel , quaternary , mediterranean climate , sediment , sedimentary rock , oceanography , mediterranean sea , geology , paleontology , ecology , biology
C 28 −C 32 alkandiols and keto‐ols are reported in an S 1 sapropel from the Eastern Mediterranean. Mediterranean. Their occurrence in this sediment and in certain other sedimentary environments may provide a clue to their source which is thought to be a specific marine organism or group of marine organisms.