Characterization of humic substances by environmental scanning electron microscopy

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1962-1966

  Redwood, Paul S ^a   Lead, Jamie R ^a   Harrison, Roy M ^a   Jones, Ian P ^a   Stoll, Serge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATES; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COLLOIDS; HYDRATION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

COLLOID STRUCTURES; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY (ESEM); HYDRATION STATES; ORGANIC MATTER;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING;

ORGANIC MATTER;

AGGREGATE; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ANALYTIC METHOD; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COLLOID; DEHYDRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; HYSTERESIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; KINETICS; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REHYDRATION; RIVER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

CHEMISTRY, ANALYTICAL; FRACTALS; FRESH WATER; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HUMIDITY; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING;

NORTH AMERICA; SUWANNEE RIVER; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17044408047     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es0489543     Document Type: Article

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