Biophysico-Chemical Processes Involving Natural Nonliving Organic Matter in Environmental Systems

by Senesi, Nicola; Xing, Baoshan; Huang, Pan Ming

• ISBN13: 9780470413005
• ISBN10: 047041300X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-08-03
• Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Summary

Nonliving Organic Matter (NOM) exerts a profound influence on various processes in the environment, and is one of the most important factors when analyzing ecosystems globally. Compiling the efforts of world-renowned researchers fusing their knowledge to explore NOM and its chemical, biological, and ecological importance, Biophysico-Chemical Processes Involving Natural Nonliving Organic Matter in Environmental Systems offers an integrated view of the dynamics and processes of NOM. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, the book is a wellspring of integrated knowledge for all students and professionals in the field.

Author Biography

Nicola Senesi, PhD, FSSSA, FASA, FPSSS, is Professor of Soil Chemistry and Head of the Department of Agroforestal and Environmental Biology and Chemistry of the University of Bari, Bari, Italy, where he has been actively involved in research and teaching since 1969. He was conferred a doctorate honoris causa by the Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France, in 2000. He has edited ten books and published over 250 scientific refeered articles and book chapters.

Baoshan Xing, PhD, is Professor of Environmental and Soil Chemistry at the Department of Plant, Soil, and Insect Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, where he has been actively involved in teaching and research since 1996. Dr. Xing is a Cheung Kong Scholar and has published over 150 scientific refereed articles. His research work is ranked in the top 1% of cited authors for journals in environment and ecology. Dr. Xing received his PhD degree from the University of Alberta, Canada, in 1994.

Pan Ming Huang, PhD, FAAAS, FASA, FCSSS, FSSSA, FWIF, is Professor Emeritus of Soil Science at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada. Dr. Huang has published over 300 refereed articles and book chapters, written two books, edited eighteen others, and served on many editorial boards. He received the Distinguished Researcher Award from the University of Saskatchewan and the Soil Science Research Award from the Soil Science Society of America.

Table of Contents

Series Preface	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
About the Editors	p. xi
List of Contributors	p. xv
Evolution of Concepts of Environmental Natural Nonliving Organic Matter	p. 1
Formation Mechanisms of Humic Substances in the Environment	p. 41
Organo-Clay Complexes in Soils and Sediments	p. 111
The Effect of Organic Matter Amendment on Native Soil Humic Substances	p. 147
Carbon Sequestration in Soil	p. 183
Storage and Turnover of Organic Matter in Soil	p. 219
Black Carbon and Thermally Altered (Pyrogenic) Organic Matter: Chemical Characteristics and the Role in the Environment	p. 273
Biological Activities of Humic Substances	p. 305
Role of Humic Substances in the Rhizosphere	p. 341
Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) in Natural Environments	p. 367
Marine Organic Matter	p. 407
Natural Organic Matter in Atmospheric Particles	p. 451
Separation Technology as a Powerful Tool for Unfolding Molecular Complexity of Natural Organic Matter and Humic Substances	p. 487
Analytical Pyrolysis and Soft-Ionization Mass Spectrometry	p. 539
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis of Natural Organic Matter	p. 589
EPR, FTIR, Raman, UV-Visible Absorption, and Fluorescence Spectroscopies in Studies of NOM	p. 651
Synchrotron-Based Near-Edge X-Ray Spectroscopy of NOM in Soils and Sediments	p. 729
Thermal Analysis for Advanced Characterization of Natural Nonliving Organic Materials	p. 783
Index	p. 837
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