humus
(1) The fraction of the soil organic matter that remains after most of the added plant and animal residues have decomposed. It is usualiy dark colored.
HUMUS The substance which results from decay of plant or animal matter. Biodegradable matters form humus as they decompose.
HZW Hazardous waste.
Humus: organic materials resulting from decay or plant or animal matter. Also referred to as compost.
humus Organic portion of the soil remaining after prolonged microbial decomposition.
H humus
Definition (english only)
The more or less decomposed organic matter in the soil.
The conversion of humus and soil organic matter into inorganic substances by microbial breakdown.
mitigation
Actions taken with the goal of reducing the negative impacts of a particular land use or activity.
iron/aluminum oxides, humus, salts, or a combination of these; (2) granular, blocky, prismatic, or columnar structure; (3)
redder or browner colors than those in the A horizon; or (4) a combination of these.
C horizon.
Chernozem (Tchernozem) A major group of dark-colored zonal soils with a rich and deep humus horizon occurring in temperate-to-cool, subhumid climates.
Backyard Composting Diversion of organic food waste and yard trimmings from the municipal waste stream by composting them in one's yard through controlled decomposition of organic matter by bacteria and fungi into a humus-like product.
Humic Matter - is part of humus, and is a mixture of amorphous, polydispersed colloidal, yellow to brown-black organic substances. They are hydrophyllic, and high in molecular weights, which range from a few hundreds to thousands of daltons.
kerogen humic substances of marine and lacustrine deposits as opposed to soil humus
kettle hole a depression, often steep-sided and bowl-shaped, that formed when an ice block (left buried in front of a melting glacier) melted and left a hole.
The relatively stable humus material that is produced from a composting process in which bacteria in soil mixed with garbage and degradable trash break down the mixture into organic fertilizer.
Source: Terms of the Environment
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It is a porous (allows water to move through it) mixture of decomposed organic matter (called humus) and some inorganic mineral particles (mostly rock fragments).
The controlled biological decomposition of organic material in the presence of air to form a humus-like material.
An organic material like humus or compost that helps soil absorb water, build a bacterial community, and take up mineral nutrients.
Soil Erodibility
An indicator of a soil's susceptibility to raindrop impact, runoff, and other erosive processes.
Soil Conditioner: An organic material like humus or compost that helps soil absorb water, build a bacterial community, and take up mineral nutrients.
Composting refers to a solid waste management technique that uses natural processes to convert organic materials to humus through the action of microorganisms.
dystrophic lakes Acidic, shallow bodies of water that contain much humus and/or other organic matter; contain many plants, but few fish.
The Oa subhorizon (also known as the humus or H layer) is the layer comprised of highly decomposed organic material where the original form of the organic material is lost.
Vermicast, similarly known as worm castings, worm humus or worm manure, is the end-product of the breakdown of organic matter by some species of earthworm. Volatile - Any substance that evaporates readily.
 See also: Organic, Soil, Condition, Waste, Air
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