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Science 24 March 2006:
Vol. 311. no. 5768, pp. 1723 - 1724
DOI: 10.1126/science.1123389
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CHEMISTRY:
Enhanced: Dissolved Natural Organic Matter as a Microreactor

John P. Hassett

Organic matter dissolved in rivers and oceans undergoes poorly understood complex reactions, including the light-induced formation of a highly reactive form of oxygen that can subsequently react with pollutants and water contaminants.

The author is in the Chemistry Department, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 1 Forestry Drive, Syracuse, NY 13210-2726, USA. E-mail jphasset{at}syr.edu

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