Figures & data
Table 1. Elemental compositions of the Horonobe groundwater HSs and those of other HSs from Aldrich and surface environments.
Table 2. Carboxyl group contents of the Horonobe groundwater HSs and other HSs from Aldrich and surface environments.
Figure 1. 3D-EEM spectra of Horonobe groundwater FA (a, d), Lake Biwa FA (b, e), and Dando soil FA (c, f) in the absence and presence of Eu(III). Solution conditions: 5.0 mg L−1 FA, pH 5.0 (0.1 M MES buffer), 0.1 M NaNO3, temperature 25°C.
![Figure 1. 3D-EEM spectra of Horonobe groundwater FA (a, d), Lake Biwa FA (b, e), and Dando soil FA (c, f) in the absence and presence of Eu(III). Solution conditions: 5.0 mg L−1 FA, pH 5.0 (0.1 M MES buffer), 0.1 M NaNO3, temperature 25°C.](/cms/asset/8ad58834-1426-46f4-964b-91630dd68cdf/tnst_a_703944_o_f0001g.gif)
Figure 2. 3D-EEM spectra of Horonobe groundwater HA (a, d), Aldrich HA (b, e), and Dando soil HA (c, f) in the absence and presence of Eu(III). Solution conditions: 5.0 mg L−1 HA, pH 5.0 (0.1 M MES buffer), 0.1 M NaNO3, temperature 25°C.
![Figure 2. 3D-EEM spectra of Horonobe groundwater HA (a, d), Aldrich HA (b, e), and Dando soil HA (c, f) in the absence and presence of Eu(III). Solution conditions: 5.0 mg L−1 HA, pH 5.0 (0.1 M MES buffer), 0.1 M NaNO3, temperature 25°C.](/cms/asset/df2a186e-1125-423c-8754-3f76066032bc/tnst_a_703944_o_f0002g.gif)
Figure 3. Fluorescence quenching profiles for Horonobe groundwater HSs and HSs from other origins. Solution conditions: 5.0 mg L−1 HS, pH 5.0 (0.1 M MES buffer), 0.1 M NaNO3, temperature 25°C. Solid lines are the fitting curves of the Equation (15) to the experimental datasets.
![Figure 3. Fluorescence quenching profiles for Horonobe groundwater HSs and HSs from other origins. Solution conditions: 5.0 mg L−1 HS, pH 5.0 (0.1 M MES buffer), 0.1 M NaNO3, temperature 25°C. Solid lines are the fitting curves of the Equation (15) to the experimental datasets.](/cms/asset/e7062dcf-231f-4a84-aa43-7739c4538828/tnst_a_703944_o_f0003g.gif)