Use of Humic Substances to Remediate Polluted Environments: From Theory to Practice Proceedings of the NATO Adanced Research Workshop on Use of Humates to Remediate Polluted Environments: From Theory to Practice, held in Zvenigorod, Russia, 23-29 September 2002 - Perminova, Irina V.; Hatfield, Kirk.; Hertkorn, Norbert; SpringerLink (Online service) (Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2005)
Remedial properties of humic substances: general considerations and problems in addressing needs of environmental remediation -- Remediation Chemistry of Humic Substances: Theory and Implications for Technology -- Soil Organic Matter and Protective Functions of Humic Substances in the Bioshere -- Chemical Stoichiometry and Molecular Level Mechanisms as Support for Future Predictive Engineering Calculations -- Complexing interactions of humic substances with heavy metals and radionuclides and their remedial implementation -- Interactions of Humic Substances with Trace Metals and Their Stimulatory Effects on Plant Growth -- Influence of UV-Oxidation on the Metal Complexing Properties of NOM -- Role of Humic Substances in the Complexation and Detoxification of Heavy Metals: Case Study of the Dnieper Reservoirs -- Complexation of Radionuclides with Humic Substances -- Humic Acids as Barriers in Actinide Migration in the Environment -- The Use of Humates for the Detoxification of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals -- Sorptive-partitioning interactions of humic substances with organic ecotoxicants and their implementation for remediation technologies -- Utilization of Immobilized Humic Organic Matter for in-situ Subsurface Remediation -- The Use of Aqueous Humic Substances for in-situ Remediation of Contaminated Aquifers -- Advantages of in-situ Remediation of Polluted Soil and Practical Problems Encountered During Its Performance -- Wastewater Treatment Using Modified Natural Zeolites -- Impact of humic substances on physiological functions of living organisms and on microbial transformations of ecotoxicants -- Mitigating Activity of Humic Substances: Direct Influence on Biota -- Cytogenetic Effects of Humic Substances and Their Use for Remediation of Polluted Environments -- Influence of Metal Ions on the Activity of Soil Humic-Enzyme Complexes -- Microbial Redox Reactions Mediated by Humus and Structurally Related Quinones -- Enhanced Humification of TNT Bioremediation of Contaminated Soil and Water in Practice -- Commercial Humates from Coal and Their Influence on Soil Properties and Initial Plant Development -- Impact of Humic Substances on Plants in Polluted Environments: Implications for Phytoremediation Technologies -- Quantifying structure and properties of humic substances and example studies on design of humic materials of the desired properties -- Molecular Level Structural Analysis of Natural Organic Matter and of Humic Substances by Multinuclear and Higher Dimensional NMR Spectroscopy.
Keywords: Ecotoxicology; Analytical chemistry; Microbiology; Geochemistry; Water pollution; Ecotoxicology; Analytical Chemistry; Applied Microbiology; Geochemistry; Waste Water Technology / Water Pollution Control / Water Management / Aquatic Pollution