The goal of this project is to examine multidimensional fluorescence spectroscopy with advanced chemometric analysis as a surrogate technique to the Folin method for total phenol quantification in environmental samples.  Total phenol measurements are applied to natural water and wild fruit samples from the western Finger Lakes region of New York state.  Measurements in water samples are of importance as phenolic components of Dissolved Organic Matter can cause dangerous disinfection byproducts upon chlorination.  Phenolic antioxidant capacity measurements are of importance in wild fruits for nutrition to migrating songbirds.  Total phenol concentrations in both the natural water and fruit samples varied significantly, with the fluorescence/chemometric technique yielding additional information related to the character of the phenol-types present.  The sensitivity and added selectivity of the fluorescence-based method shows promise for use in similar samples.

Environmental applications of total phenol content measurements

245th National Meeting (2013)

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