scholarly journals Synchronous fluorescence spectra of dissolved organic matter (DOM) of algal origin in marine coastal waters

1995 ◽  
Vol 125 ◽  
pp. 305-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
GM Ferrari ◽  
M Mingazzini
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Dissolved Organic Matter ◽  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Fluorescence Spectra ◽  
Synchronous Fluorescence ◽  
Synchronous Fluorescence Spectra

Using fluorescence quenching combined with two-dimensional correlation fluorescence spectroscopy to characterise the binding-site heterogeneity of dissolved organic matter with copper and mercury in lake sediments

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu-jing Guo ◽  
Yun-zhen Li ◽  
Yan-hong Feng ◽  
Dong-hai Yuan
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Fluorescence Quenching ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Fluorescence Spectra ◽  
Correlation Spectroscopy ◽  
Synchronous Fluorescence ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Synchronous Fluorescence Spectra ◽  
Site Heterogeneity ◽  
Different Sources

Environmental contextDissolved organic matter (DOM) plays an important role in influencing the migration and ultimate fate of metals. Different sources of pollution resulted in changes in the structure of sediment DOM in Lake Wuliangsuhai. We investigate the binding properties of DOM with CuII and HgII using fluorescence quenching combined with two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS) in order to demonstrate the influence of different sources of DOM on metals. AbstractDissolved organic matter (DOM) was collected from three sampling sites (L1, L2 and L3) in Lake Wuliangsuhai. L1 received upstream industrial wastewater and domestic sewage. L2 had suffered from agricultural non-point source pollution. L3 was situated in the lake outlet area. The complexation of DOM with CuII and HgII was investigated based on fluorescence quenching of the synchronous fluorescence spectra on the addition of CuII and on two-dimensional correlation spectroscopy (2D-COS). The synchronous and asynchronous maps derived from 2D-COS provided a clear picture of the heterogeneous distribution of CuII and HgII binding sites, which was not readily detected using only the synchronous fluorescence spectra. CuII and HgII complexation was stronger at shorter wavelengths than at longer wavelengths. Moreover, fluorescence quenching also occurred intensely in the fulvic-like regions (363nm for DOM-Cu in L2 and 365nm for DOM-Hg in L1). The logarithms of the stability constants (log KM) ranged from 4.42 to 6.23, from 4.75 to 4.86, and from 4.80 to 5.73 for DOM-Cu in L1, L2 and L3, respectively, depending on the wavelength. DOM at the longer wavelengths exhibited a higher log KM than that at the shorter wavelengths, and the f values in the protein-like region were clearly high. These results suggest that the influence of the structural and chemical properties of DOM on CuII binding may differ for DOM from different sources. The combined approach of fluorescence quenching and 2D-COS could be applied as a tool for evaluating the metal binding site heterogeneity of DOM.

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