Talk:Fulvic acid

Disputing use of term in other article
A source supporting that fulvic acids contribute to pedosphere is needed to retain mention of fulvic acid in that article. -- Paleorthid (talk) 22:22, 23 January 2019 (UTC). corrected from 17:57, 23 January 2019 (UTC)

Disambiguation needed
There are two disparate materials covered under the term fulvic acid. They differ in chemical make-up, and use. The product form is in a bottle on store shelves. The product form gets used in research as a soil amendment. The natural form is more of an intellectual construct, tied to an evolving understanding of soil. The problem with this article is not in isolation. Attempts to redefine 'humic substances' in valid terms have resulted in a proliferation of incompatible definitions, "with far-reaching implications beyond our ability to communicate scientifically accurate soil processes and properties." Without disambiguation, the reader is left with the very false impression that the two materials—natural-class <> industrial-product—are chemically identical. Refer to Article titles and WP:D. -- Paleorthid (talk) 19:34, 23 January 2019 (UTC)
 * 1) Fulvic acid (The product, only exists in lab) – (The more common use of the term). Industrial chemical. Use in article:
 * 2) Fulvic acid in soil (only exists in nature) – (Most of this article content. Content needs to be moved to new article). Use in article:


 * Update The alternative to my suggestion—creating a second article—is to instead distinguish between the two in the article. That is what I have started to do in the humic substances article. -- Paleorthid (talk) 22:09, 23 January 2019 (UTC)