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Environmental soil science /

By: Tan, Kim H. (Kim Howard), 1926-.
Series: Books in soils, plants, and the environment.Publisher: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2009Edition: 3rd ed.Description: xxxvi, 557 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781420072808; 9781420072808 :; 1420072803.Subject(s): Soils -- Environmental aspects | Soil scienceDDC classification: 631.4
Contents:
Ch. 1. Soils and the Environment -- 1.1. Birth of Environmental Soil Science -- 1.2. Concept of Environmental Science -- 1.3. Concept of Ecology -- 1.4. Definition and Concept of Soils -- 1.5. Pedologic Concept of Soils -- 1.6. Soil Orders -- 1.7. Relation of Soil Orders with the Environment -- Ch. 2. Inorganic Soil Constituents -- 2.1. Soil Composition -- 2.2. Inorganic Constituents -- 2.3. Mineral Composition -- 2.4. Primary Minerals -- 2.5. Weathering of Primary Minerals -- 2.6. Secondary Minerals -- Ch. 3. Organic Soil Constituents -- 3.1. Soil Organic Matter -- 3.2. Humus -- 3.3. Soil Biomass -- 3.4. Biochemical Reactions of Soil Microorganisms -- 3.5. Nonhumified Organic Matter -- 3.6. Humified Organic Matter -- Ch. 4. Gas Phase in Soils -- 4.1. Soil Air -- 4.2. Soil Aeration -- 4.3. Soil Air Quality in Agriculture -- 4.4. Biochemical Effect of Aeration -- 4.5. Biological Effect of Aeration -- 4.6. Chemical Effect of Aeration -- Ch. 5. Liquid Phase -- 5.1. Concept of Solutions -- 5.2. Types of Water in Soil -- 5.3. Soil Solution -- 5.4. Movement of Soil Water -- 5.5. Water Losses -- 5.6. Dissolved Solid Substances -- 5.7. Environmental Issues of Soil Solutes -- 5.8. Dissolved Gas -- 5.9. Oxygen Demand -- Ch. 6. Soil Physics in the Environment -- 6.1. Physical Properties -- 6.2. Particle Size Distribution -- 6.3. Soil Structure -- 6.4. Soil Density and Soil Porosity -- 6.5. Soil Consistence -- 6.6. Thermal Properties of Soils -- 6.7. Issue of Soil Physics in Histosols -- Ch. 7. Electrochemical Properties of Solid Constituents -- 7.1. Electrical Charges -- 7.2. Soil Clays -- 7.3. Anion Exchange Capacity -- 7.4. Soil Organic Matter -- 7.5. Soil Reaction -- 7.6. Aesthetic Issue of Induced Micronutrient Toxicity and Deficiency -- Ch. 8. Soils and Crop Production -- 8.1. Clearing New Lands -- 8.2. Soil Degradation and the Issue of Retrogression -- 8.3. Environmental Changes -- 8.4. Issue of Biodiversity -- 8.5. Plantation Agriculture and Agroforestry -- 8.6. Intensifying Soil Productivity -- 8.7. Residue, No-Till, and Strip-Till Farming -- 8.8. Organic Farming -- 8.9. LISA or Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture -- Ch. 9. Soilless Agriculture -- 9.1. Hydroponics -- 9.2. Hydroponic Cultivation of Algae -- 9.3. Aeroponics -- 9.4. Nutrient Film Technique -- 9.5. Artificial Soil -- 9.6. Aquaculture -- 9.7. Aquaculture in the United States -- 9.8. Law of the Sea -- Ch. 10. Biotechnology in Soil Science and Agriculture -- 10.1. Definitions and Concepts -- 10.2. Food Biotechnology -- 10.3. Agricultural Biotechnology -- 10.4. Tissue Culture -- 10.5. Environmental Significance of Tissue Cultures -- 10.6. Soil Biotechnology -- Ch. 11. Soil and Pollution -- 11.1. Forms of Pollution -- 11.2. Definition and Concept of Waste -- 11.3. Agricultural Waste -- 11.4. Composting and Compost -- 11.5. Industrial Waste -- 11.6. Waste from Food Processing Plants -- 11.7. Municipal Waste -- 11.8. Detoxification of Waste -- 11.9. Soil Remediation -- 11.10. Soil Resilience -- 11.11. Environmental Impact of Agricultural and Industrial Waste??@@PG468 -- App. A. Atomic Weights of the Major Elements in Soils -- App. B. International System of Units (SI) -- Factors for Converting U.S. Units into SI Units -- App. C.U.S. Weights and Measures.
Summary: Updated with current standards, this new edition provides comprehensive and authoritative information on environmental issues in soil science. The importance of changes in behaviour and land use impacting subsequent changes in the environment is addressed for a better understanding of risks and hazards.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 489-516) and index.

Ch. 1. Soils and the Environment -- 1.1. Birth of Environmental Soil Science -- 1.2. Concept of Environmental Science -- 1.3. Concept of Ecology -- 1.4. Definition and Concept of Soils -- 1.5. Pedologic Concept of Soils -- 1.6. Soil Orders -- 1.7. Relation of Soil Orders with the Environment -- Ch. 2. Inorganic Soil Constituents -- 2.1. Soil Composition -- 2.2. Inorganic Constituents -- 2.3. Mineral Composition -- 2.4. Primary Minerals -- 2.5. Weathering of Primary Minerals -- 2.6. Secondary Minerals -- Ch. 3. Organic Soil Constituents -- 3.1. Soil Organic Matter -- 3.2. Humus -- 3.3. Soil Biomass -- 3.4. Biochemical Reactions of Soil Microorganisms -- 3.5. Nonhumified Organic Matter -- 3.6. Humified Organic Matter -- Ch. 4. Gas Phase in Soils -- 4.1. Soil Air -- 4.2. Soil Aeration -- 4.3. Soil Air Quality in Agriculture -- 4.4. Biochemical Effect of Aeration -- 4.5. Biological Effect of Aeration -- 4.6. Chemical Effect of Aeration -- Ch. 5. Liquid Phase -- 5.1. Concept of Solutions -- 5.2. Types of Water in Soil -- 5.3. Soil Solution -- 5.4. Movement of Soil Water -- 5.5. Water Losses -- 5.6. Dissolved Solid Substances -- 5.7. Environmental Issues of Soil Solutes -- 5.8. Dissolved Gas -- 5.9. Oxygen Demand -- Ch. 6. Soil Physics in the Environment -- 6.1. Physical Properties -- 6.2. Particle Size Distribution -- 6.3. Soil Structure -- 6.4. Soil Density and Soil Porosity -- 6.5. Soil Consistence -- 6.6. Thermal Properties of Soils -- 6.7. Issue of Soil Physics in Histosols -- Ch. 7. Electrochemical Properties of Solid Constituents -- 7.1. Electrical Charges -- 7.2. Soil Clays -- 7.3. Anion Exchange Capacity -- 7.4. Soil Organic Matter -- 7.5. Soil Reaction -- 7.6. Aesthetic Issue of Induced Micronutrient Toxicity and Deficiency -- Ch. 8. Soils and Crop Production -- 8.1. Clearing New Lands -- 8.2. Soil Degradation and the Issue of Retrogression -- 8.3. Environmental Changes -- 8.4. Issue of Biodiversity -- 8.5. Plantation Agriculture and Agroforestry -- 8.6. Intensifying Soil Productivity -- 8.7. Residue, No-Till, and Strip-Till Farming -- 8.8. Organic Farming -- 8.9. LISA or Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture -- Ch. 9. Soilless Agriculture -- 9.1. Hydroponics -- 9.2. Hydroponic Cultivation of Algae -- 9.3. Aeroponics -- 9.4. Nutrient Film Technique -- 9.5. Artificial Soil -- 9.6. Aquaculture -- 9.7. Aquaculture in the United States -- 9.8. Law of the Sea -- Ch. 10. Biotechnology in Soil Science and Agriculture -- 10.1. Definitions and Concepts -- 10.2. Food Biotechnology -- 10.3. Agricultural Biotechnology -- 10.4. Tissue Culture -- 10.5. Environmental Significance of Tissue Cultures -- 10.6. Soil Biotechnology -- Ch. 11. Soil and Pollution -- 11.1. Forms of Pollution -- 11.2. Definition and Concept of Waste -- 11.3. Agricultural Waste -- 11.4. Composting and Compost -- 11.5. Industrial Waste -- 11.6. Waste from Food Processing Plants -- 11.7. Municipal Waste -- 11.8. Detoxification of Waste -- 11.9. Soil Remediation -- 11.10. Soil Resilience -- 11.11. Environmental Impact of Agricultural and Industrial Waste??@@PG468 -- App. A. Atomic Weights of the Major Elements in Soils -- App. B. International System of Units (SI) -- Factors for Converting U.S. Units into SI Units -- App. C.U.S. Weights and Measures.

Updated with current standards, this new edition provides comprehensive and authoritative information on environmental issues in soil science. The importance of changes in behaviour and land use impacting subsequent changes in the environment is addressed for a better understanding of risks and hazards.

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