Cation Binding by Humic Substances
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: June 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780521621465
Subjects: Environmental Chemistry; Science/Mathematics; Environmental Science; Aromatic Chemistry; Science; Mathematical models; Humic acid; Chemistry - Organic; Humic acid--Derivatives; Science / Chemistry / General; Chemistry - General; Cations; Derivatives; Ligand binding (Biochemistry)
First sentence: An appreciation of the formation and properties of humic substances is needed to understand their interactions with cations, and the influence of those interactions within the natural environment.
Description: "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.