2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Kinetics and Mechanism of Reactive Oxygen Species in a lake
| Project/Area Number |
23760501
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Civil and environmental engineering
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| Research Institution | Tokyo Institute of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
FUJII Manabu 東京工業大学, 大学院・理工学研究科, 助教 (30598503)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Keywords | 環境システム |
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| Research Abstract |
Although it is important to understand the behavior of reactive oxygen species (ROS) for proper assessment of aquatic ecosystem due to the high reactivity of ROS with a range of molecules and chemical compounds, kinetics and mechanism of ROS redox reactions in particular the factor(s) influencing ROS formation still remain largely unclear. In this study, effect of photochemical reaction of humic substances on ROS generation was investigated, yielding that aromatic content in humic substance is one of major factors responsible for ROS generation (e.g., superoxide and hydrogen peroxide) in sunlit freshwater systems.
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