Lipid geochemistry in a sediment core from Conwy Estuary, North Wales

• Main Authors: Masni Mohd Ali, Stephen M. Mudge
• Format: Article
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2005
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/3946/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/english_journals/vol34num2_2005/vol34num2_05page23-33.html
• Institution: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

The sources and diagenesis of organic matter in sediment core from the Conwy Estuary, North Wales have been examined using lipid biomarker data (i.e. fatty alcohols and sterols). Twenty-five core sections were analysed from the surface to 50 cm depth. Sediments near the top of the core were enriched...