“…Hydrolysis of AI(H 2 0)63+ ion can proceed through monomeric mechanism (Schofield and Taylor, 1954;Ragland and Coleman, 1960;Frink and Peech, 1963;Hunt, 1963;Frink and Sawhney, 1967;Singh, 1969;Baes and Mesmer, 1976;Stol et aI., 1976) and polymeric mechanism (Brosset et al, 1954;Sillen, 1959;Hsu and Rich, 1960;Matijevic et al, 1961;Okura et al, 1962;Jackson, 1963a;Hsu and Bates, 1964b;Aveston, 1965;Fripiat et al, 1965;Hem and Roberson, 1967;Turner, 1969;Turner and Ross, 1970;Smith and Hem, 1972;Baes and Mesmer, 1976;Stol et al, 1976;Hsu, 1977). Monomeric Al ions are not the only Al species, and polymeric Al ions are important hydrolytic products in soil solutions and natural waters.…”