Order of functionality loss during photodegradation of aquatic humic substances

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1416-1428

  Thorn, Kevin A ^a   Younger, Steven J ^a   Cox, Larry G ^a  

^a DENVER FEDERAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

[CARBONYL; ALKYL CARBON; AQUATIC HUMIC SUBSTANCES; AROMATIC CARBON; CARBON LOSS; CARBONYL FUNCTIONALITY; ESTER GROUPS; FULVIC ACIDS; HUMIC ACID; IRRADIATION TIME; KETONE GROUP; LAURENTIAN; LIQUID STATE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MEDIUM PRESSURE; MERCURY LAMPS; PHOTODECARBOXYLATION; PHOTODEGRADATION PRODUCTS; TIME COURSE; TOTAL AMOUNT OF CARBONS; UV IRRADIATION;

ALKYLATION; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBONYLATION; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; ESTERS; IRRADIATION; KETONES; MERCURY (METAL); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ORGANIC ACIDS; RESONANCE;

PHOTODEGRADATION;

ACETIC ACID; ALKYLATING AGENT; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BICARBONATE; FORMIC ACID; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; KETONE; MERCURY; SUCCINIC ACID; BENZOPYRAN DERIVATIVE; CARBON; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; PYRVINIUM EMBONATE; WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DECARBOXYLATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; HYDROPHOBICITY; PHOTODEGRADATION; SOLID STATE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WATER POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PHOTOLYSIS; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER POLLUTANT;

BENZOPYRANS; CARBON ISOTOPES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; PHOTOLYSIS; PYRVINIUM COMPOUNDS; WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 77955632620     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2009.0408     Document Type: Article

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