Molecular and structural characterization of dissolved organic matter from the deep ocean by FTICR-MS, including hydrophilic nitrogenous organic molecules

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1430-1437

  Reemtsma, Thorsten ^a   These, Anja ^a   Linscheid, Michael ^b   Leenheer, Jerry ^c   Spitzy, Alejandro ^d  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FRACTIONATION; HYDROPHILICITY; OXYGENATION;

AQUATIC COMPARTMENTS; NITROGENOUS MOLECULES;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FRESH WATER; FULVIC ACID; NITROGEN DERIVATIVE; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; FRACTIONATION; HYDROPHILICITY; OXYGENATION;

DEEP SEA; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FULVIC ACID; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUND; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; FRACTIONATION; HYDROPHILICITY; ION CYCLOTRON RESONANCE MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; SEA POLLUTION;

MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCEANS AND SEAS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SEAWATER; SPECTROSCOPY, FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 40949123213     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es7021413     Document Type: Article

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