Dissolved organic matter with multi-peak fluorophores in landfill leachate.
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) sampled from municipal landfill leachate of different ages with/without anoxic or aerobic treatment, was intensively fractionated via size exclusion chromatography (SEC) and hydrophobic resins, and was studied with fluorescence excitation and emission matrix (EEM). Six fluorophores with multiple EEM peaks (fluorophore A-F) were identified based on the collected EEM spectra and validated by bi-variate analysis, principal component analysis, and parallel factor analysis, as follows (excitation wavelength Ex and emission wavelength Em): (Ex 240, 310, 360 nm, Em 460 nm), (Ex 220, 280 nm, Em 340 nm), (Ex 220, 270 nm, Em 300 nm), (Ex 220, 280 nm, Em 360 nm), (Ex 230, 320 nm, Em 420 nm) and (Ex 220, 310 nm, Em 400 nm). The spectral characteristics of these fluorophores were discussed using fractional EEM and apparent molecular weight (AMW) data obtained via SEC analysis. The triple peak flurophore A was pointed at a hydrophobic acid or hydrophobic neutral compound with a pyrenyl functional group of AMW 2500-3500 Da, which displayed an excitation wavelength at 360 nm and a fluorescence intensity ratio of 6.70(+/-1.79):1.70(+/-0.41):1 (fluorescent intensities of Ex 240:Ex 310:Ex 360 nm at Ex 460 nm). This compound is observed to be refractory in landfilling or in anoxic/aerobic treatments, and is specific to this leachate contamination. This paper revealed that the coupling of SEC and EEM can be useful to track the fluorescent DOM fraction in landfill leachate.
Lu
Fan
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State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Chang
Cheng-Hsuan
CH
Lee
Duu-Jong
DJ
He
Pin-Jing
PJ
Shao
Li-Ming
LM
Su
Ay
A
D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006812:Humic Substances / Q000032:analysis; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009930:Organic Chemicals / Q000032:analysis*; D013050:Spectrometry, Fluorescence; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis*
D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D006812:Humic Substances; D009930:Organic Chemicals; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical