Caracterização potenciométrica de substâncias húmicas extraídas de solos da Antártica Marítima

• Published in: Química Nova
• Main Authors: Juliana Vanir de Souza Carvalho, Eduardo de Sá Mendonça, Newton La Scala Júnior, César Reis, Efrain Lázaro Reis, Carlos Ernesto G. R. Schaefer
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English; Spanish; Portuguese
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2013
• Subjects: redox titrations; redox potencial; C-CO2 emission; Chemistry; QD1-999; Antarctic; King George Island; Solos’; Antarc*; Antártica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-40422013000900010; https://doaj.org/article/9dd859711fc2443cb9522aa75adb1b07

Monitoring of soil carbon storage may indicate possible effects of climate change on the terrestrial environment and it is therefore necessary to understand the influence of redox potential and chemical characteristics of humic substances (HS) of Antarctic soil. Five soils from King George Island were used. HS were extracted, quantified and characterized by potentiometry and the content of total carbon and nitrogen determined. HS of these soils had greater aliphatic character, low content of phenolic groups, lower acidity and lower formal standard electrode potential, compared to HS of soils from other regions, suggesting they are more likely to be oxidized.