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<p>This paper is based on recent articles regarding applications of humic substances (HSs). HSs are natural organic materials, which have a number of potential applications. Furthermore, HSs are cheap, widespread and obtainable from bio-waste materials. HSs can be used as organic compound sorbents or in detoxification. They are applied as organic additives due to their positive effect on soil and plants, even under stress conditions. HSs reduce water consumption and minimise environmental problems. HSs are utilised for the remediation of multi-metal contaminated soils and as substitutes for synthetic washing agents. From an environmental engineering point of view, it is beneficial to remove HSs from municipal management, where they are undesirable (by-products of disinfection) and to utilise them where they are valuable. The aim of this article is to provide a greater insight into research about the applications of HSs.</p>
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This paper is based on recent articles regarding applications of humic substances (HSs). HSs are natural organic materials, which have a number of potential applications. Furthermore, HSs are cheap, widespread and obtainable from bio-waste materials. HSs can be used as organic compound sorbents or in detoxification. They are applied as organic additives due to their positive effect on soil and plants, even under stress conditions. HSs reduce water consumption and minimise environmental problems. HSs are utilised for the remediation of multi-metal contaminated soils and as substitutes for synthetic washing agents. From an environmental engineering point of view, it is beneficial to remove HSs from municipal management, where they are undesirable (by-products of disinfection) and to utilise them where they are valuable. The aim of this article is to provide a greater insight into research about the applications of HSs.

Humic substances and significance of their application – a review

Department of Environmental Technologies, Faculty of Environmental and Power Engineering

Technical Transactions

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This paper is based on recent articles regarding applications of humic substances (HSs). HSs are natural organic materials, which have a number of potential...

Humic substances and significance of their application – a review

Published Online: Aug 18, 2021

Page range: -

Received: Jan 20, 2021

Accepted: Jul 21, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2021012

Keywords
humic substances, humic acids, fulvic acid, humic acid, environmental engineering

© 2021 Aneta Kłeczek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Humic substances and significance of their application – a review

Published Online: Aug 18, 2021

Page range: -

Received: Jan 20, 2021

Accepted: Jul 21, 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37705/TechTrans/e2021012

Keywordshumic substances, humic acids, fulvic acid, humic acid, environmental engineering

© 2021 Aneta Kłeczek et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Keywords
humic substances, humic acids, fulvic acid, humic acid, environmental engineering