In situ determination of dissolved organic carbon in freshwaters using a reagentless UV sensor

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1678-1683

  Sandford, Richard Charles ^a   Bol, Roland ^b   Worsfold, Paul John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b North Wyke Research Station   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; FRESH WATER; RIVER WATER;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE; CATCHMENT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; ECOSYSTEM; HYDROLOGY; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROPHOTOMETRY; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTANT; WATER POLLUTION;

CARBON; CARBON CYCLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRESH WATER; PHOTOMETRY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 77956305506     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0em00060d     Document Type: Article

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