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Organic Compounds in Nature: Limits of Our Knowledge

✍ Scribed by Dr. Max Blumer

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1975
Tongue
English
Weight
861 KB
Volume
14
Category
Article
ISSN
0044-8249

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Current geochemical and environmental research reveals the presence in soils and sediments of extremely complex assemblages of organic compounds. Their recognition has long been delayed by both conceptual and analytical limitations. Even today the best techniques cannot fully resolve these mixtures into their individual components. Yet, the knowledge of their structures and abundances is needed in geochemistry, and especially for the assessment of their potential biological effect and ecological impact. The classical β€œnatural products approach” is unlikely to provide this information; therefore, I foresee the need for a more realistic assessment of nature, that acknowledges the limitations of our present analytical powers and of our knowledge.

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