Characterization of dissolved organic matter from source to sea using fluorescence and absorbance spectroscopy

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 333, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 217-232

  Baker, Andy ^a   Spencer, Robert G M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Sch Clin Med Sci Gerontology   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorbance; Dissolved organic carbon; Dissolved organic matter; Fluorescence; Tyne

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CORRELATION METHODS; EFFLUENTS; ESTUARIES; FLUORESCENCE; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; WATER QUALITY;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; WAVELENGTHS;

WATER POLLUTION;

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; LIMESTONE; PEAT;

ABSORBANCE; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FLUORESCENCE; LAND USE; TRANSPORT PROCESS;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ARTICLE; ESTUARY; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA; URBAN AREA; WATER QUALITY;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; TYNE RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 4444220428     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2004.04.013     Document Type: Article

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