Addressing Challenges of Membrane Clogging in AF4-UV-ICPMS Analysis for Size Determination of Trace Elements in Acidic, Organic-Rich Peat Bog Waters

Y Wang, SA Butt, CW Cuss, L Pei, JP Xue… - Analytical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The analysis of colloid-associated trace elements (TEs) in acidic, organic-rich waters (pH 3.8–
5.8) using AF4-UV-ICPMS often necessitates the use of neutral or weakly alkaline carriers …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges in using 0.45 µm filters to assess potentially bioavailable trace elements in the dissolved fraction of river and peat bog waters of the Boreal Zone

Y Wang, CW Cuss, F Barraza, A Luu, A Oleksandrenko… - Water Research, 2025 - Elsevier
Passing through a 0.45 µm filter can significantly alter the concentrations of dissolved trace
elements (TEs) in organic-rich waters of the Boreal Zone. However, little evidence has been …

Characterization of Natural Organic Matter and Humic Substance Isolates by Size Exclusion Chromatography following Reduction with Sodium Borohydride

H Li, B Hanson, G McKay - ACS Environmental Au, 2024 - ACS Publications
Chemical reduction with sodium borohydride has been used for over four decades to probe
the presence and function of carbonyl-containing moieties in dissolved organic matter …

Resolving Uncertainties in the Quantification of Trace Elements within Organic-Rich Boreal Rivers for AF4-UV-ICP-MS Analysis

Y Wang, CW Cuss, L Pei, W Shotyk - Analytical Chemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
Over the past few decades, asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) has emerged as a
robust technique for the separation of colloid-associated trace elements (TEs) in aqueous …

The Contribution of Endmembers to Mixtures of Leaf Leachates and Riverine DOM can be Determined by Measuring Their Size and Fluorescence Properties

CW Cuss, C Guéguen - Frontiers in Environmental Chemistry, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The molecular mass distribution (MMD) and fluorescence properties of dissolved organic
matter (DOM) are important characteristics for tracing and predicting its pathways …