| Description |
x, 434 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge environmental chemistry series |
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Cambridge environmental chemistry series.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Humic substances - a brief review -- 3. Environmental solution and surface chemistry -- 4. Proton Dissociation from weak acids -- 5. Metal-ligand interactions -- 6. Methods for measuring cation binding by humic substances -- 7. Quantitative results with isolated humic substances -- 8. Cation binding sites in humic substances -- 9. Parameterised models of cation-humic interactions -- 10. Applications of comprehensive parameterised models -- 11. Predictive modelling -- 12. Cation-humic binding and other physico-chemical processes -- 13. Cation binding by humic substances in natural waters -- 14. Cation binding by humic substances in soils and sediments -- 15. Research needs |
| Summary |
"Humic substances are highly abundant organic compounds formed in soils and sediments by the decay of dead plants, microbes and animals. This book focuses on the important binding properties of these compounds that regulate the chemical reactivity and bioavailability of hydrogen and metal ions in the natural environment." "This comprehensive account of cation binding by humic matter is a valuable resource for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, environmental scientists, ecologists and geochemists."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [391]-421) and index |
| Notes |
Online version of the print title |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Subject |
Humic acid -- Derivatives.
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Cations.
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Ligand binding (Biochemistry) -- Mathematical models.
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| Author |
ebrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
2001043867 |
| ISBN |
0521621461 |
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