Fractal theoria application by determination of fractal dimension has been considered an alternative tool to explain the conformation of molecular aggregates. Its utilization in the study of humic substances (HS) aims the attempt to describe the limbed structure or the rugous and distorced surface of these substances. The presence of fractal models indicates that the system may be decomposed in parts, each part being a copy of the whole. In the experimental point of view the fractals models of natural systems may be measured through techniques as turbidimetry, x- ray and neutrons scattering. This paper seeks to facilitate the understanding on the application of the fractals in the conformational study of HS, supply information about fractal models foundation and use of the turbidimetry in the determination of fractal dimension.
humic substances; fractals; turbidimetry
