Mesh term Humic Substances
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Phenols
Soil
Description
Organic matter in a state of advanced decay, after passing through the stages of COMPOST and PEAT and before becoming lignite (COAL). It is composed of a heterogenous mixture of compounds including phenolic radicals and acids that polymerize and are not easily separated nor analyzed. (E.A. Ghabbour and G. Davies, eds. Humic Substances, 2001).Search for this term in our Faculty Database
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