Dissolved organic matter accumulation, reactivity, and redox state in ground water of a recharge wetland

Wetlands

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 747-759

  Mladenov, Natalie ^a,b   Huntsman Mapila, Philippa ^c   Wolski, Piotr ^c   Masamba, Wellington R L ^c   McKnight, Diane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

EEM; Fluorescence index; Humic substances; Okavango Delta; PARAFAC; SUVA

Indexed keywords

ABSORBANCE; ACCUMULATION; ARSENIC; CHLORIDE; DISSOLUTION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; ELECTRON; FLOW PATTERN; FLUORESCENCE; FULVIC ACID; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; ISLAND; RECHARGE; REDOX CONDITIONS; SPECTROSCOPY; SULFATE; WETLAND;

BOTSWANA; NGAMILAND; OKAVANGO DELTA;

EID: 68049120718     PISSN: 02775212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1672/07-140.1     Document Type: Article

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