Organic matter is broken down into humus, then acids, enzymes and compoinds, and finally into basic mineral elements.
the breakdown of organic compounds into inorganic materials
Mineralization is the addition of mineral matter to the body.
The complete degradation of an organic chemical to carbon dioxide, water, and possibly other inorganic compounds.
The breakdown of organic materials into inorganic materials brought about by microorganisms.
The conversion of humus and soil organic matter into inorganic substances by microbial breakdown.
The process by which complex organic compounds are decomposed to their simplest, inorganic form.
The release of inorganic chemicals from organic matter in the process of aerobic or anaerobic decay.
The conversion of an elementfrom an organic form to an inorganic state as aresult of microbial decomposition.
Conversion o fan organic form of an element to an inorganic form (e.g. conversion of organic nitrogen to ammonium nitrogen) by microbial decomposition.
Conversion of an element from organic to inorganic form as a result of microbial decomposition. e.g. proteins in organic matter that are converted to nitrate.
The process of replacing any organism's original material with a mineral.
A series of changes experienced by a once-living organism during fossilization. In mineralization, minerals in the organism are either replaced or augmented by different minerals, or the hard portions of the organism dissolve completely.
Complete conversion of organic substances to inorganic derivatives
the conversion of an element from an organic combination to an inorganic form as a result of microbial decomposition.
The conversion of organic compounds into inorganic, plant-available compounds such as ammonium. This is accomplished by soil organisms as they consume organic matter and excrete wastes. (See immobilization.)
Decomposition of organic matter into its inorganic elemental components.
The microbial conversion of an element from an organic to an inorganic state.
Conversion into an inorganic form.