Fractal dimension of humic acids as influenced by complex formation

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 35, Issue 19-20, 2004, Pages 2747-2755

  De Sá Mendonça, Eduardo ^a   Da Silva, Alessandro Costa ^a   Fontes, Maurício Paulo Ferreira ^a   Reis, Efraim Lázaro ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Conformation; Humic acids; Metals; Turbidimetry

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CARBON; HUMIC ACID; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; ZINC ION;

HUMIC ACID;

ADSORPTION; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; SOIL ANALYSIS; TURBIDIMETRY;

FRAXINUS;

EID: 10344237045     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CSS-200036433     Document Type: Article

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