Optical and photochemical characterization of chromophoric dissolved organic matter from lakes in terra Nova Bay, Antarctica. Evidence of considerable photoreactivity in an extreme environment

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 24, 2013, Pages 14089-14098

  De Laurentiis, Elisa ^a   Buoso, Sandro ^a   Maurino, Valter ^a   Minero, Claudio ^a   Vione, Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTARCTIC COASTS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHROMOPHORIC DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; EXTREME ENVIRONMENT; FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION EMISSION MATRIX; OPTICAL FEATURES; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSING; TERRA NOVA BAYS;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; WATER POLLUTION;

LAKES;

CHROMOPHORIC DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; HYDROXIDE; OXYGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; IRRADIANCE; LAKE WATER; OPTICAL PROPERTY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SUMMER;

ABSORPTION; ANTARCTICA; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENT; FLUORESCENCE; LAKE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOREACTIVITY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; QUANTUM YIELD; SUMMER; WATER ANALYSIS;

ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTICA; TERRA NOVA BAY;

ANTARCTIC REGIONS; BAYS; GEOGRAPHY; LAKES; OPTICAL PHENOMENA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHOTOCHEMICAL PROCESSES; SPECTROMETRY, FLUORESCENCE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 84890624631     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es403364z     Document Type: Article

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