Research Article

Effects of Dissolved Organic Matter on Sorption of Oxytetracycline to Sediments

Table 5

The locations of five kinds of peaks and their significance.

Peaks-Ex/Em  
(nm)
SignificanceMain source and properties

P1270/315Protein-likeSite production, anthropogenic effluent-biodegradable

P2285/350Protein-likeSite production, anthropogenic effluent-biodegradable

H1315(250)/400Humus-likeAgricultural land, sewage-easy photolysis, poor bioavailability
230/430
280/380–460

H2350(280)/460Humus-likeLand-based, easy photodegradation, poor bioavailability
320/366
420/480

H3350/450–485Humus-likeLand-based, the degree of degradation is relatively abundant, widely spread in the water, photodegradable

() refers to the wavelength of secondly high fluorescence peaks.