Effects of sunlight and hydroxyl radical on dissolved organic matter: Bacterial growth efficiency and production of carboxylic acids and other substrates

Limnology and Oceanography

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2011-2022

  Pullin, Michael J ^a,b   Bertilsson, Stefan ^a,c   Goldstone, Jared V ^a,d   Voelker, Bettina M ^a,e  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION   (United States)

^e Department of Geology and Geological Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOAVAILABILITY; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DISSOLVED ORGANIC MATTER; GROWTH RATE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SOLAR RADIATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PRUNUS DOMESTICA;

EID: 9244247345     PISSN: 00243590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4319/lo.2004.49.6.2011     Document Type: Article

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