Environmental Soil Science

by K. H. Tan

This invaluable reference relates the principles of environmental issues to soil science3/4illustrating the effect of environmental factors on the formation of different kinds of soils, explicating the impact of climate and vegetation in determining the distribution of soils throughout the world, and showing how to manage resources in accordance with natural ecosystems3/4demonstrating the best methods of pollution prevention. Discussing soil constituents in the solid, liquid, and gas phases, Environmental Soil Science stresses the influence of the environment on the weathering of primary minerals and the formation of clay minerals describes soil water and macro- and micronutrients examines crop production techniques and the changes they bring to soils and the environment summarizes alternative methods of crop production, including soilless agriculture and biotechnology and more!

320 pages, Hardcover

First published April 23, 2009