Photochemical production of superoxide and hydrogen peroxide from natural organic matter

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 75, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 4310-4320

  Garg, Shikha ^a   Rose, Andrew L ^a,b   Waite, T David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FULVIC ACID; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX POTENTIAL;

EID: 79959719702     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2011.05.014     Document Type: Article

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