Identification of humic acid-like and fulvic acid-like natural organic matter in river water using fluorescence spectroscopy

Water Science and Technology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2427-2433

  Peiris, R H ^a   Budman, H ^a   Moresoli, C ^a   Legge, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fluorescence spectroscopy; Fulvic acid like NOM; Humic acid like NOM; Natural organic matter (NOM)

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTION BY-PRODUCT; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION EMISSION MATRIX; FLUORESCENCE PROPERTIES; FLUORESCENCE SIGNALS; FOULING POTENTIAL; FULVIC ACID-LIKE NOM; FULVIC ACIDS; HUMIC ACID; HUMIC ACID-LIKE NOM; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTERS; NATURAL WATERS; PH ADJUSTMENT; RIVER WATER; RIVER WATER SAMPLES; SIMPLE APPROACH; SPECTRAL PROPERTIES; WATER SAMPLES;

BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; CHEMICALS REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); FLUORESCENCE; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC ACIDS; POTABLE WATER; WATER FILTRATION; WATER TREATMENT;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS;

FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; NATURAL ORGANIC MATTER; RIVER WATER;

DISINFECTION; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; FRACTIONATION; FULVIC ACID; HUMIC ACID; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; RIVER WATER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; FILTRATION; FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION EMISSION MATRIX ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; PH; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TREATMENT;

BENZOPYRANS; FILTRATION; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ONTARIO; RIVERS; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 79958746676     PISSN: 02731223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wst.2011.439     Document Type: Article

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