Humic substances: hypotheses and reality (a review)

AG Zavarzina, NN Danchenko, VV Demin… - Eurasian Soil …, 2021 - Springer
The term humic substances (HS) refers to a group of heterogeneous, dark-colored
polydisperse substances found in soils, peats, natural waters, and sediments. It is …

Sorption of organic pollutants by humic acids: A review

S Chianese, A Fenti, P Iovino, D Musmarra… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Humic acids (HA) are promising green materials for water and wastewater treatment. They
show a strong ability to sorb cationic and hydrophobic organic pollutants. Cationic …

Hypothetical framework integrating the main mechanisms involved in the promoting action of rhizospheric humic substances on plant root-and shoot-growth

M Olaetxea, D De Hita, CA Garcia, M Fuentes… - Applied Soil …, 2018 - Elsevier
The ability of rhizospheric humic substances to improve plant growth has been well
established by many studies carried out using diverse plant species cultivated under many …

Action of humic acid on promotion of cucumber shoot growth involves nitrate-related changes associated with the root-to-shoot distribution of cytokinins, polyamines …

V Mora, E Bacaicoa, AM Zamarreno, E Aguirre… - Journal of plant …, 2010 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have reported the ability of humic substances to increase shoot growth in
different plant species cultivated under diverse growth conditions. However, the mechanism …

Are humic substances soil microbial residues or unique synthesized compounds? A perspective on their distinctiveness

DOU Sen, S Jun, S Xiangyun, CAO Rui, WU Meng… - Pedosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Humic substances (HS), which are defined as a series of highly acidic, relatively high-
molecular-weight, and yellow to black colored substances formed during the decay and …

Elucidation of background organic matter matrix effect on photocatalytic treatment of contaminants using TiO2: A review

CS Uyguner-Demirel, NC Birben, M Bekbolet - Catalysis today, 2017 - Elsevier
A web-based survey has been performed in order to visualize the never ending interest on
the topic “photocatalysis” since 1990. Studies related to photocatalysis have been …

Size and charge evaluation of standard humic and fulvic acids as crucial factors to determine their environmental behavior and impact

M Klučáková - Frontiers in chemistry, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In this work, the size and charge of humic and fulvic standards purchased from the
International Humic Substances Society are presented and discussed. The secondary …

Role of Humic Acid on Inducing Salt Tolerance of Ivy Geranium (Pelargonium peltatum L.) Plants

KM Elhindi, FA Almana, MA Al-Yafrsi - Horticulturae, 2023 - mdpi.com
Saline water is used in floriculture as an alternative to freshwater in arid regions such as
Saudi Arabia (SA). However, salt stress considerably accelerates serious physio …

Abiotic reversible self-assembly of fulvic and humic acid aggregates in low electrolytic conductivity solutions by dynamic light scattering and zeta potential …

MR Esfahani, HA Stretz, MJM Wells - Science of the Total Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
The aggregation of humic substances and their interaction with filtration media (membranes,
soils) has implications for our understanding of membrane fouling during water treatment …

Structure–property–function relationship of humic substances in modulating the root growth of plants: A review

AC García, TA van Tol de Castro… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The structural identity of humic substances (HS) in the soil is a highly debated issue in the
soil sciences. Although the complexity and structural characteristics that determine the …