12.158 | Fall 2011 | Undergraduate, Graduate

Molecular Biogeochemistry

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1 Mass spectrometry for organic geochemists (PDF - 1.4MB)
2 Biomarker concept & acetogenic lipids (PDF - 3.0MB)
3 Acyclic isoprenoids (PDF - 2.3MB)
4 Hopanoids part 1 (PDF - 1.7MB)
5 Hopanoids part 2 (PDF - 1.4MB)
6 Steroids part 1 (PDF - 3.3MB)
7 Steroids part 2 (PDF - 1.7MB)
8 Pigments (PDF - 1.5MB)
9 Application of intact polar lipids as biomarkers (PDF - 1.5MB)
10 Molecular biosignatures (PDF - 2.6MB)
11 Petroleum formation and occurrence (PDF - 2.2MB)
12 Oxygen deficiency in the past (PDF - 1.9MB)
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