Effects of cross-flow filtration on the absorption and fluorescence properties of seawater

Marine Chemistry

Volumn 55, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 53-74

  Mopper, Kenneth ^a   Feng, Zhiming ^a   Bentjen, Susan B ^a   Chen, Robert F ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

absorbance; colloids; cross flow filtration; Dissolved Organic Matter; fluorescence; seawater; ultrafiltration

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030293235     PISSN: 03044203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4203(96)00048-5     Document Type: Article

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