What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers from the ...

What is the role of dissolved organic matter in the deep sea? In a study relating to this question, researchers from the Universities of Bremen and Oldenburg have investigated the composition of ...

Our research focuses on the ability of natural organic matter to strongly bind mercuric ions. We've been studying the interactions of natural organic matter from the Everglades and other locations ...

Organic matter on top of the soil blocks the light from reaching weed seeds that are in and on the soil. Weed seeds need light to germinate. Organic matter is a coarse layer that traps water so that ...

Benefits of soil organic matter (SOM) include improvement of soil quality through increased retention of water and nutrients, resulting in greater productivity of plants in natural environments ...

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are critical drivers of aquatic biogeochemical processes, with dissolved organic matter (DOM) serving as a primary photosensitive source of ROS in natural waters.