Sulfur-containing molecules observed in hydrophobic and amphiphilic fractions of dissolved organic matter by fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

Guixue Song, Rajaa Mesfiou, Aaron Dotson, Paul Westerhoff, Patrick Hatcher

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationFunctions of Natural Organic Matter in Changing Environment
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Pages79-84
Number of pages6
Volume9789400756342
ISBN (Print)9789400756342, 940075633X, 9789400756335
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2012

Keywords

  • Amphiphilic
  • DOM
  • Electrospray ionization
  • ESI
  • FTICR-MS
  • Hydrophobic

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Agricultural and Biological Sciences
  • General Environmental Science
  • General Engineering

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