HUMIC SUBSTANCES: STRUCTURES, (Special Publications) - Hardcover

DAVIES, G; GHABBOUR, E

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0854047042 ISBN 13: 9780854047048

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, 1999

Synopsis

"Humic substances may not be beautiful, but they do beautiful things." Furthermore, these richly carbon-endowed polymers are among nature's least understood materials. Twenty papers from the second Humic Substances [HSs] Seminar held March 27, 1998 at Northeastern U., Boston, delve into the multiple roles of HSs as acid-base buffers; binders to metals, molecules, ions, clay, and other polymers; water retainers (in the solid state); and catalysts and regulators in all life forms. Topics include: progress toward characterizing the properties of HSs, humic and fulvic acids in litter decomposition and composting, the implications for biological activity of the generation of free radicals by humic acid, HSs for enhancing turfgrass growth, and the humic acid solution to the greenhouse gas dilemma. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Review

"... the book can be whole-heartedly recommended ..." (Chromatographia, Vol 50, No 1/2, July 1999, p122)

"... a useful collection of information on a developing complex subject." (Aslib Book Guide, Vol 64, No 5, May 1999)

"... a clear and succinct overview ..." (Analusis, 1999, Vol 27, No 5, p 26-27)

"... commendable ..." (Organic Chemistry, 30, 1999, 1201)

Edition details

• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0854047042
• ISBN 13: 9780854047048
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 259