A. Savant et Gs. Pandey, SOLUBILIZATION STUDY OF SOME METALLIC OXIDES OF MINEROLOGIC ORIGIN BYHUMATES OF PADDY SOIL, National Academy Science Letters, 18(11-12), 1995, pp. 217-220
The humic acid of a variety of paddy soil (kanhar type) was extracted
and purified. The humates obtained by the alkali treatment df the prod
uct were made to interact with minerologic oxide ores of selected meta
ls (Fe, Mn, Cr, and Cu) in neutral conditions. The leachability of the
respective metal ions by the humates, on molar basis, was found in th
e following order : Cu>Fe>Cr>Mn. The environmental implications of the
findings have been discussed.