... Science Center, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 113-0033, Japan **Department of Urban Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1, Hongo, Bunkyo, ... and river water spiked with DOM in wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent to evaluate the biological alteration of zinc complexation characteristics of DOM under river water environment. ... considerable concentrations of toxic metals as well as DOM that control the metal speciation. The chemical structure of DOM, which originated from biological wastewater treatment plant, is much...