Abiotic Bromination of Soil Organic Matter

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 49; no. 22; pp. 13350 - 13359
• Main Authors: Leri, Alessandra C, Ravel, Bruce
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 17.11.2015; American Chemical Society (ACS)
• Subjects: Abiotic stress; Biogeochemistry; bromides; Bromides - chemistry; bromination; edaphic factors; Environmental science; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; enzyme activity; Flowers & plants; forest litter; Forests; Halogenation; humic substances; Humic Substances - analysis; humus; Hydrogen peroxide; Hydrogen Peroxide - chemistry; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; iron; Iron - chemistry; Light; New Jersey; organic horizons; oxidants; oxidation; Oxidation-Reduction; particulate organic matter; Pinus; Pinus - chemistry; Quercus; Quercus - chemistry; Soil - chemistry; Soil Microbiology; X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy - methods

Biogeochemical transformations of plant-derived soil organic matter (SOM) involve complex abiotic and microbially mediated reactions. One such reaction is halogenation, which occurs naturally in the soil environment and has been associated with enzymatic activity of decomposer organisms. Building on...