DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(79)90051-6. The effect of biodegradation on steranes and terpanes in crude oils

The effect of biodegradation on steranes and terpanes in crude oils

10.1016/0016-7037(79)90051-6

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Elsevier BV

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (78)

Authors 2

Wolfgang K. Seifert (first)
J. Michael Moldowan (additional)

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