Humic Substances: Structures, Models and Functions (Special Publications) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0854047042 ISBN 13: 9780854047048

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, 1998

Synopsis

The properties of humic substances in plants, soils and sediments regulate the environment and affect all aspects of life, yet they are nature's least understood materials. Current work in this field in the late-1990s applies front-line instruments and techniques to solve the 200-year old mystery of humic substance structures and their relationships to macro- and microscopic properties. This book highlights environmental processes from a molecular viewpoint, focusing on the use of chemical and physical methodology to explain this complex subject matter and emphasizing up-to-date research. It covers aspects of biology, chemistry, physics and physiology of humic substance macromolecules, includes the very latest in high level molecular modelling and teaches techniques of particular relevance to agriculture and agronomy.

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"... a useful collection of information on a developing complex subject." * Aslib Book Guide, Vol 64, No 5, May 1999 * "... the book can be whole-heartedly recommended ..." * Chromatographia, Vol 50, No 1/2, July 1999, p122 * "... 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: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0854047042
• ISBN 13: 9780854047048
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 259
• Editor: Davies G, Ghabbour E A