Soils and the environment: an introduction

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This introductory text aims to help students understand the behaviour of soils in the man-made and the natural environment. It is structured in two parts: Part A is an introduction to general soil properties and processes, whilst Part B considers soil in relation to the environment.

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Full title :Soils and the environment : an introduction / Alan Wild.

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Publication Date:1993.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:1993.

The Physical Object

Description:xix, 287 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0521432804, 9780521432801, 0521438594, 9780521438599, 0521566932, 9780521566933
oclc:ocm26259538
LC Classification:S591
Dewey Decimal:631.4

Introduction: soil in a natural and man-made environment -- The soil components -- Development of soils -- Sorptive properties of soils -- Organisms and soil processes -- Movement of water, air, solutes and heat in soil -- Soil as a medium for plant growth -- Soil conditions and crop production -- Soil acidification -- Heavy metals and radionuclides in soil -- Soils, the atmosphere, global warming and ozone depletion -- Soil erosion and conservation -- Soils in the environment: problems and solutions.

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bodem bodem ph bodemaciditeit Bodembiologie bodemchemie bodemeigenschappen bodemkunde Bodemkunde (algemeen) Bodemtypen bodemwater Bodenfruchtbarkeit Bodenökologie Bodenverschmutzung Crops and soils Cultures et sols Écologie des sols Écologie du sol Environmental Management (General) erosie Erosión