Humic Substances: Versatile Components of Plants, Soils and Water - Hardcover

9781855738072: Humic Substances: Versatile Components of Plants, Soils and Water

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1855738074 ISBN 13: 9781855738072

Publisher: Woodhead Publishing, 2000

This volume uses a molecular approach to bring the reader up to date with research into the structure and properties of these unusual materials. Agricultural and environmental scientists will find its coverage of HS use for soil remediation and enhancement and in water purification as alternatives to conventional methods invaluable.

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Review

"... should form part of the library stock of any organization with a serious interest in soil science." * Agricultural Science, Volume 138, 2002 * "... details advances in our understanding of soils and in the development of techniques for their study ..." * Chemistry and Industry, Issue 16, 19 August 2002, p 22 * "... a comprehensive state of the art presentation of analytical methods used in characterization and fractionation of humic substances. It can be recommended to researchers and professionals in academia, industry and government agencies in humus research." * International Journal of Environment and Pollution, Vol 18, No 6, 2002 *

About the Author

Elham Ghabbour is a Senior Scientist at Northeastern University, Boston. With two decades of research experience in physical /analytical chemistry, her major interest is understanding the macro- and microstructures of humic substances with solutes and metals as probes and catalysis by HSs.

Geoffrey Davies is Matthews Distinguished University Professor at Northeastern University. With research experience in physical inorganic chemistry, his major interests are the thermodynamics and kinetics of solute binding by humic substances and the development of models for HSs systems.

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