What is humic acid? 

Humic Products are composed either in-part or primarily of Humic Substances, Humic Acids and/or Fulvic Acids. The vast array of Humic Products includes naturally-occurring mined materials such as leonardite, oxidized lignite, carbonaceous shales, humates, or liquid products such as liquid humic acids and liquid fulvic acids, soluble or suspendable powders and gels.

 

Humic Products may also be used in formulations such as livestock feeds, pet foods, cosmetics, nutraceuticals and other consumer products. Humic Substances occur naturally in our environment and are the remains of a process called humification, which is the biodegradation of biomatter that then recombines and synthesizes into dark colored complex compounds with no definite chemical structure. Two distinct characteristics of humic substances are their highly-heterogeneous molecular structure and their resistance to further biodegradation. These qualities are important in the context of ecosystems because humic substances play critical roles in ecosystem function and health.

 

Healthy ecosystems are resistant to degradation and contamination as well as being fit to carry out ecosystem functions, including sufficient cation exchange capacity, water-holding capacity and providing an environment for a diverse and healthy population of soil micro-organisms. Humic Substances are very important in crop production and the necessity of maintaining adequate concentrations in productive soils has been recognized and emphasized by agriculturists and scientists since the beginning of the 20th century.

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