Abstract
Four fractions of dissolved organic matter (DOM) (hydrophobic acids, HPO-A; hydrophobic neutrals HPO-N; amphiphilic acids, AMP-A; and amphiphilic neutrals, AMP-N) were identified using electrospray ionization coupled to ultrahigh-resolution Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer. The fractions were isolated from an off-stream Colorado River water reservoir in Arizona, USA. A great portion of heteroatom-containing (i.e., N, S, P) formulas were identified in the neutrals. Only 3.8% of the identified molecules were common between four fractions. The neutral fractions showed a high portion of high-intensity S-containing molecules which can be attributed to textile surfactants (i.e., linear alkylbenzene sulfonates, etc.) and their biodegradation and biotransformation derivatives indicating anthropogenic input on-site.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Functions of Natural Organic Matter in Changing Environment |
Publisher | Springer Netherlands |
Pages | 79-84 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Volume | 9789400756342 |
ISBN (Print) | 9789400756342, 940075633X, 9789400756335 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Aug 1 2012 |
Keywords
- Amphiphilic
- DOM
- Electrospray ionization
- ESI
- FTICR-MS
- Hydrophobic
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
- Environmental Science(all)
- Engineering(all)