Humic substances extracted by alkali are invalid proxies for the dynamics and functions of organic matter in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems

M Kleber, J Lehmann - Journal of Environmental Quality, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The conceptual rigor of using organic materials extracted from soil by alkali, called humic
substances, as proxies for soil organic matter has been questioned for almost 180 years …

Critical review: impacts of macromolecular coatings on critical physicochemical processes controlling environmental fate of nanomaterials

SM Louie, RD Tilton, GV Lowry - Environmental Science: Nano, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Attachment of engineered and naturally occurring macromolecules greatly affects the
environmental fate and toxicity of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). A better understanding …

[图书][B] Natural organic matter in water: Characterization and treatment methods

M Sillanpää - 2014 - books.google.com
Approximately 77 percent of the freshwater used in the United States comes from surface-
water sources and is subject to natural organic matter contamination according to the United …

Degradation of natural organic matter by UV/chlorine oxidation: molecular decomposition, formation of oxidation byproducts and cytotoxicity

WL Wang, X Zhang, QY Wu, Y Du, HY Hu - Water research, 2017 - Elsevier
The degradation of natural organic matters (NOMs) by the combination of UV and chlorine
(UV/chlorine) was investigated in this study. UV/chlorine oxidation can effectively degrade …

Effects of molecular weight distribution and chemical properties of natural organic matter on gold nanoparticle aggregation

SM Louie, RD Tilton, GV Lowry - Environmental science & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
The complexity of natural organic matter (NOM) motivates determination of how specific
components in a NOM mixture interact with and affect nanoparticle (NP) behavior. The …

Study on transformation of natural organic matter in source water during chlorination and its chlorinated products using ultrahigh resolution mass spectrometry

H Zhang, Y Zhang, Q Shi, J Hu, M Chu… - … science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
Natural organic matter (NOM) can affect the performance of water treatment processes, and
serves as a main precursor for the formation of disinfection byproduct (DBPs) during …

Acidification impacts on the molecular composition of dissolved organic matter revealed by FT-ICR MS

H Han, Y Feng, J Chen, Q Xie, S Chen, M Sheng… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Solid-phase extraction (SPE) is a traditional pretreatment procedure widely used for
dissolved organic matter (DOM) desalination and enrichment prior to the Fourier transform …

Removal of fluoride and natural organic matter from natural tropical brackish waters by nanofiltration/reverse osmosis with varying water chemistry

I Owusu-Agyeman, M Reinwald, A Jeihanipour… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
In the context of decentralised brackish water treatment in development applications, the
influence of water quality on membrane separation was investigated with real waters. High …

Correlation of the physicochemical properties of natural organic matter samples from different sources to their effects on gold nanoparticle aggregation in monovalent …

SM Louie, ER Spielman-Sun, MJ Small… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Engineered nanoparticles (NPs) released into natural environments will interact with natural
organic matter (NOM) or humic substances, which will change their fate and transport …

Trends in levels of allochthonous dissolved organic carbon in natural water: a review of potential mechanisms under a changing climate

T Pagano, M Bida, JE Kenny - Water, 2014 - mdpi.com
Over the past several decades, dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in inland natural water
systems has been a popular research topic to a variety of scientific disciplines. Part of the …