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https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-6069-2013
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-10-6069-2013
Research article
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24 Sep 2013
Research article |  | 24 Sep 2013

Occurrence, sources and transport pathways of natural and anthropogenic hydrocarbons in deep-sea sediments of the eastern Mediterranean Sea

C. Parinos, A. Gogou, I. Bouloubassi, R. Pedrosa-Pàmies, I. Hatzianestis, A. Sanchez-Vidal, G. Rousakis, D. Velaoras, G. Krokos, and V. Lykousis

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