Fluorescence characterization of dissolved organic matter in an urban river and its complexation with Hg(II)

Applied Geochemistry

Volumn 22, Issue 8 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 1668-1679

  Fu, Pingqing ^a   Wu, Fengchang ^a   Liu, Congqiang ^a   Wang, Feiyue ^b   Li, Wen ^a   Yue, Lanxiu ^a   Guo, Qingjun ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXATION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FLUOROPHORES; MERCURY COMPOUNDS; WASTEWATER;

FLUORESCENCE INDEX; FLUORESCENCE INTENSITIES; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS;

NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY;

AMMONIUM; CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND; DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; MERCURY (ELEMENT); METAL BINDING; RIVER WATER; URBAN AREA; WASTEWATER; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; GUIYANG; GUIZHOU; NANMING RIVER;

EID: 34547770707     PISSN: 08832927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2007.03.041     Document Type: Article

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