A new experimental approach to the humic acid problem


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ABSTRACT ORGANIC matter originating from the _B__h_ horizon of a podzol soil is of interest for two reasons. First, because of the presence of a large number of functional groups it reacts


readily with metals, metallic oxides and possibly clays and can therefore serve as a model for metallo-organic reactions in soils. Secondly, so far as organic chemists are concerned, its low


molecular weight makes it a suitable starting material for the investigation of the chemical structure of soil humic acids. Access through your institution Buy or subscribe This is a


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access 17 March 2025 REFERENCES * Schnitzer, M., and Desjardins, J. G., _Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. Proc._, 26, 362 (1962). Article  ADS  CAS  Google Scholar  * Purdie, T., and Irvine, J. C., _J.


Chem. Soc. Trans._, 83, 1021 (1903). Article  Google Scholar  Download references AUTHOR INFORMATION Author notes * M. SCHNITZER: On leave from the Soil Research Institute, Research Branch,


Canada Department of Agriculture, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * Department of Chemistry, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London,


S.W.7 D. H. R. BARTON & M. SCHNITZER Authors * D. H. R. BARTON View author publications You can also search for this author inPubMed Google Scholar * M. SCHNITZER View author


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Experimental Approach to the Humic Acid Problem. _Nature_ 198, 217–218 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198217a0 Download citation * Issue Date: 13 April 1963 * DOI:


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