Characterizing phosphorus speciation of Chesapeake Bay sediments using chemical extraction, 31P NMR, and X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 203-211

  Li, Wei ^a,b   Joshi, Sunendra R ^a   Hou, Guangjin ^a   Burdige, David J ^c   Sparks, Donald L ^a   Jaisi, Deb P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC PHYSICS; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; CLAY MINERALS; EXTRACTION; IRON; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; ORGANIC MINERALS; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; PHOSPHORUS; PYRITES; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY ABSORPTION; X RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY;

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL EXTRACTIONS; DIFFERENTIAL REACTIVITIES; EXTENDED X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURES; MINERAL COMPOSITION; NUTRIENT CONTAMINATION; PHOSPHORUS SPECIATION; SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE;

ANOXIC SEDIMENTS;

ESTER DERIVATIVE; FERRIC HYDROXIDE; FERRIC ION; INORGANIC SALT; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS; PYRITE; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERMICULITE; VIVIANITE; WATER; FERRIC OXIDE; FERROUS ION; FERROUS PHOSPHATE; IRON; PHOSPHATE; SILICATE; SULFIDE;

BAY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT ENRICHMENT; PHOSPHORUS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMISTRY); REDOX CONDITIONS; REMINERALIZATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

ARTICLE; BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHESAPEAKE BAY; COVALENT BOND; ESTUARY; EXTENDED X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; MINERALIZATION; PHOSPHORUS CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SEA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEDIMENT; SOLID STATE; SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION NEAR EDGE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; ANALYSIS; BAY; CHEMISTRY; FRACTIONATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; X RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

CHESAPEAKE BAY; UNITED STATES;

BAYS; CHEMICAL FRACTIONATION; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; IRON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; MINERALS; PHOSPHATES; PHOSPHORUS; PHOSPHORUS ISOTOPES; SILICATES; SULFIDES; X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84924958908     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es504648d     Document Type: Article

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