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Title: Soil Organic Matter (SOM): Mass Spectrometry Data Analysis

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Considered a general purpose tool for characterization of samples at the molecular level in environmental and life sciences, mass spectrometry (MS) is commonly used for measuring organic matter in air, water and soil. Broad base of commercially available instrumentation and data analysis tools provide functional analytical platforms for molecular characterization for a variety of applications and samples. MS instrumentation with ultrahigh resolving power (m/ΔmFWHM > 200 000) is necessary for broad identification of thousands of molecular components present in organic matter samples. This article discusses basic principles of data analysis for ultrahigh resolution MS measurements of small molecules of organic matter.

Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab. (EMSL)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
1440697
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-117244; 48698; KP1704020
Resource Relation:
Related Information: Encyclopedia of Soil Science, Third Edition, 3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (10)

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Related Subjects

Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance
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