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Studies of Humic Substances from Sediments in Galway Bay, Ireland

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Functions of Natural Organic Matter in Changing Environment

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The aim of the research is to provide more detailed information about the nature and the associations of the organic matter (OM) in estuarine sediments from Galway Bay, Ireland. The work will help to determine the extents to which sediments are sinks for carbon (C) and also the effect the River Corrib (which flows into the estuary) is having on the OM present. Humic substances (HS) will be extracted and fractionated followed by spectroscopic analysis. The main focus will be on solid and liquid state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy which will give insights into the chemical compositions of the matter.

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  1. Chemical and Environmental Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

    R. Mylotte, C. M. P. Byrne, R. R. Chang & M. H. B Hayes

  2. Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

    C. Dalton

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  1. R. Mylotte
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Correspondence to R. Mylotte .

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  1. , Institute of Soil and Water Resources, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China, People's Republic

    Jianming Xu

  2. , College of Environmental & Resource Scie, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China, People's Republic

    Jianjun Wu

  3. , College of Environmental & Resource Scie, Zhejiang University, 866 Yuhangtang Road, Hangzhou, 310058, China, People's Republic

    Yan He

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Mylotte, R., Byrne, C.M.P., Chang, R.R., Dalton, C., Hayes, M.H.B. (2013). Studies of Humic Substances from Sediments in Galway Bay, Ireland. In: Xu, J., Wu, J., He, Y. (eds) Functions of Natural Organic Matter in Changing Environment. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5634-2_23

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