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Humification parameters of organic materials applied to soil

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Humic Substances in the Aquatic and Terrestrial Environment

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences ((LNEARTH,volume 33))

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Abstract

A fractionation method to separate humified and non-humified substances based on chromatography on solid polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) is described. Also presented is the adoption of three new humification parameters to characterize organic matter in soils, fertilizers and sewage sludges.

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  1. Institute of Agricultural Chemistry, University of Bologna, Viale Berti Pichat, 10-40127, Bologna, Italy

    Claudio Ciavatta, Livia Vittori Antisari & Paolo Sequi

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  1. Claudio Ciavatta
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Ciavatta, C., Vittori Antisari, L., Sequi, P. (1991). Humification parameters of organic materials applied to soil. In: Allard, B., Borén, H., Grimvall, A. (eds) Humic Substances in the Aquatic and Terrestrial Environment. Lecture Notes in Earth Sciences, vol 33. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0010469

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