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Humus Chemistry: Genesis, Composition, Reactions, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 978-0-471-59474-1
Hardcover
512 pages
August 1994
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Partial table of contents:

Organic Matter in Soils: Pools, Distribution, Transformations, and Function.

Extraction, Fractionation, and General Chemical Composition of Soil Organic Matter.

Organic Forms of Soil Nitrogen.

Native Fixed Ammonium and Chemical Reactions of Organic Matter with Ammonia and Nitrite.

Organic Phosphorus and Sulfur Compounds.

Soil Carbohydrates.

Soil Lipids.

Biochemistry of the Formation of Humic Substances.

Reactive Functional Groups.

Structural Components of Humic and Fulvic Acids as Revealed by Degradation Methods.

Characterization of Soil Organic Matter by NMR Spectroscopy and Analytical Pyrolysis.

Structural Basis of Humic Substances.

Spectroscopic Approaches.

Colloidal Properties of Humic Substances.

Electrochemical and Ion-Exchange Properties of Humic Substances.

Organic Matter Reactions Involving Pesticides in Soil.

Index.
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