TY  - BOOK
AU  - Tan,Kim H.
TI  - Environmental soil science
T2  - Books in soils, plants, and the environment
SN  - 9781420072808
AV  - S591 .T35 2009
U1  - 631.4 TAN 22
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Boca Raton, Fla., London
PB  - CRC, Taylor & Francis [distributor]
KW  - Soils
KW  - Environmental aspects
KW  - Soil science
KW  - Agriculture
N1  - Previous ed.: New York : Marcel Dekker, 2000; Includes bibliographical references (p. 489-516) and index; Ch. 1; Soils and the Environment --; 1.1; The 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; The Concept of Solutions --; 5.2; Types of Water in Soil --; 5.3; The 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; The 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; The 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; The 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; The 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
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