ORGANIC FLUORINE IN TROPICAL SOILS

Determination of fluorine in organic compounds.

Understanding of Noncovalent Interactions Involving Organic Fluorine

Due to the unpredictable nature of organic fluorine in its participation in the formation of different supramolecular motifs which concomitantly influences the physicochemical properties of the compounds of interest, the study of noncovalent interactions involving organic fluorine will always be an expanding area of research amongst the scientific community. The participation of organic fluorin...

Deformation and Shear Strength Characteristics of Some Tropical Peat and Organic Soils

Peat and organic soils commonly occur as extremely soft, unconsolidated surficial deposits that are an integral part of the wetland systems. They may also occur as strata beneath other surficial deposits. These soils are problematic as they are very highly compressible and are of very low shear strength. In countries like Malaysia, peat and organic soils are found in abundance. Utilization of t...

Greenhouse gas emissions from sub-tropical agricultural soils after addition of organic by-products

As the cost of mineral fertilisers increases globally, organic soil amendments (OAs) from agricultural sources are increasingly being used as substitutes for nitrogen. However, the impact of OAs on the production of greenhouse gases (CO2 and N2O) is not well understood. A 60-day laboratory incubation experiment was conducted to investigate the impacts of applying OAs (equivalent to 296 kg N ha(...

Bioremediation of organic contaminated soils*

The term bioremediation covers a wide variety of engineered systems which utilize microorganisms to degrade, detoxify and immobilize organic contaminants. These systems include: l solid-phase treatment using unlined iand treatment systems or prepared bed bioreactors, l slurry-phase treatment systems completed either in-place or within tanks or impoundments, and l in situ treatment systems. Bior...