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Title: The CO 2 consumption potential during gray shale weathering: Insights from the evolution of carbon isotopes in the Susquehanna Shale Hills critical zone observatory
Award ID(s):
0725019 1239285 1331726
PAR ID:
10098588
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Volume:
142
Issue:
C
ISSN:
0016-7037
Page Range / eLocation ID:
260 to 280
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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