Water uptake of humic and fulvic acid: Measurements and modelling using single parameter Khler theory

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 380-388

  Hatch, Courtney D ^a,b,c   Gierlus, Kelly M ^a   Zahardis, James ^a   Schuttlefield, Jennifer ^a   Grassian, Vicki H ^a,b  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c HENDRIX COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

HULIS; Hygroscopic growth

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; HYGROSCOPICITY; IONIC COMPOSITION; SURFACE TENSION; WATER UPTAKE;

NORTH AMERICA; SUWANNEE RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71049136102     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN09083     Document Type: Article

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