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Photoinduced and Microbial Generation of Hydrogen Peroxide
Table 1 Hydrogen peroxide (H
2 O
2 ) and organic peroxides (ROOH) concentrations reported in natural waters (rivers, lakes, seawaters), and rainwater
Sampling sites/Regions
Latitude/
Country
Sample type
/Time/Period
H
2 O
2
ROOH
Solar
intensity
(MJm
−2 )
DOC
(μM C)
References
(nM)
Rivers
Upstream waters (3 sites),
Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan
Monthly (12 months) 6.0–68.0
9.0–73.0 0.50–2.88 43–146
Mostofa and Sakugawa
(2009)
Ohta Rivers (2 sites),
Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan
Monthly (12 months) 38–171
1.0–80.0 0.24–3.19 40–164
Mostofa and Sakugawa
(2009)
Kurose Rivers (2 sites),
Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan
Monthly (12 months) 9–213
0.0–67.0 0.48–3.13 130–383
Mostofa and Sakugawa
(2009)
Upstream waters, Hiroshima
Prefecture
Japan
Diel (August)
9.0–43.0
–
0–2.74
118–239
Mostofa and Sakugawa
(2009)
Kurose downstream waters,
Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan
Diel (September)
4.0–69.0
–
0–2.84
326–384
Mostofa and Sakugawa
(2009)
Kurose Rivers (2 sites),
Hiroshima Prefecture
Japan
Summer (August)
345–501
74–78
2.70
299–329
Mostofa and Sakugawa
(2009)
Ohta River, Hiroshima
Prefecture
Japan
December and June 66–107
33–200
–
–
Sakugawa et al. (2006)
Stream, water of Leith
New Zealand October
15–491
–
–
–
Richard et al. (2007)
Stream, water of Leith
New Zealand September
2003–March 2006
688
± 8.9–
72
± 2.7
–
–
–
Rusak et al. (2010)
Ashida River, Fukuyama
Japan
December and June 91–169
80–178
–
–
Sakugawa et al. (2006)
Fuji River, Onomichi
Japan
December and June 98–301
87–125
–
–
Sakugawa et al. (2006)
Nuta River, Mihara
Japan
December and June 78–249
78–105
–
–
Sakugawa et al. (2006)
Gohno River, Miyoshi
Japan
December and June 17–101
55–69
–
–
Sakugawa et al. (2006)
Saijo River, Shoubara
Japan
December
72
65
–
–
Sakugawa et al. (2006)
Volga River
Russia
Surface water
1300–3200
–
–
–
Sinel’nikov (1971)
Chechessee River, S·C.
USA
Surface water
88
–
–
183
Cooper and Zika (1983)
Combahee River, S.C.
USA
Surface water
160
–
–
1225
Cooper and Zika (1983)
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