International Humic Substances Society
Conference on Humic Substances in the Environment
New Challenges and Approaches
August 27 – September 1, 1995
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A.
Convened under the auspices of the International Humic Substances Society
Technical Program
| T. L. Brown and J. A. Rice | Desorption mass spectrometry techniques for the characterization of fulvic acid |
| Y. P. Chin | A new paradigm for the size of humic materials: the molecular weight of purified humic substances and unfractionated aquatic organic matter |
| S. E. Cabaniss | Infrared and model compound studies of the acidity of humic substances |
| M. I. Tejedor-Tejedor and M. A. Anderson | Evaluation of ATR-FTIR spectroscopy as an analytical tool in environmental systems |
| P. A. Maurice | Application of atomic force microscopy to studies of organic and microbial interactions at the mineral-water interface |
| J. I. Drever and L. L. Stillings | The role of organic acids in mineral weathering |
| A. J. Perrotta and F. S. Williams | Role of organic matter in the Bayer process |
| P. C. Singer and G. W. Harrington | Characterization of natural organic material and its impact on removal by coagulation |
| G. Amy | Oxidative transformations and reactivity of natural organic matter in water treatment |
| P. G. Tratnyek | Photosensitization by natural organic matter: its role in the transformation of environmental contaminants |
| B.Voelker-Bartschat and B. Sulzberger | The role of humic substances in iron photo-redox cycling |
| W. L. Miller | Photochemical transformation of organic matter in natural waters |
| L. Tranvik | Microbial availability of dissolved organic matter in lake water: the importance of photochemical and other physicochemical factors |
| J. M. Duxbury | Controls on decomposition of humic substances in soils |
| D. J. Repeta | Microbial degradation of carbohydrates in marine sediments and sea water |
| W. G. Sunda | Interactions between humic substances and metals: relevance to microorganisms |
| J. S. Meyer, R. MacRae, D. Smith, H.Bergman | Effects of dissolved organic carbon on bioavailability of copper to fish |
| R. L. Chaney | Factors influencing bioavailability of soil metals to plants |
| C. Monger | Carbon in desert soils: its nature and isotopic significance |
| G. D. McDonald and C.Sagan | Organic macromolecules in extraterrestrial environments |
| E. M. Thurman and M.L. Pomes | Transport and origin of dissolved organic matter in shallow ground water: from herbicides to humic substances |
| D. M. McKnight | Aquatic fulvic acids in antarctic and alpine lakes: extremes in organic sources and climate |
| R. Benner | Sources, composition, and reactivity of dissolved organic matter in the ocean |
