Measurement of aquatic humus content by spectroscopic analyses

Water Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 246-258

  Hautala, Kimmo ^a   Peuravuori, Juhani ^a   Pihlaja, Kalevi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Absorbance; Aquatic humic substances; Colour; Fluorescence; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID;

FRESHWATER SEDIMENT; HUMUS; MEASUREMENT METHOD; SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; COLOR; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; COLOR; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; FLUORESCENCE; FLUOROMETERS; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

AQUATIC HUMUS SUBSTANCES; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID;

WATER ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033622680     PISSN: 00431354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0043-1354(99)00137-2     Document Type: Article

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