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Principles of Soil Chemistry (Hardcover, 4th edition)
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Principles of Soil Chemistry (Hardcover, 4th edition)
Series: Books in Soils, Plants, and the Environment
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Learn the secrets of soil chemistry and its role in agriculture and
the environment. Examine the fundamental laws of soil chemistry,
how they affect dissolution, cation and anion exchange, and other
reactions. Explore how water can form water-bridges and hydrogen
bonding, the most common forces in adsorption, chelation, and more.
Discover how electrical charges develop in soils creating
electrochemical potentials forcing ions to move into the plant body
through barriers such as root membranes, nourishing crops and
plants. You can do all this and more with Principles of Soil
Chemistry, Fourth Edition. Since the first edition published in
1982, this resource has made a name for itself as a textbook for
upper level undergraduates and as a handy reference for
professionals and scientists. This fourth edition reexamines the
entire reach of soil chemistry while maintaining the clear, concise
style that made previous editions so user-friendly. By completely
revising, updating, and incorporating a decade's worth of new
information, author Kim Tan has made this edition an entirely new
and better book. See what's new in the Fourth Edition Reexamines
atoms as the smallest particle that will enter into chemical
reactions by probing new advances testifying the presence of
subatomic particles and concepts such as string theory Underscores
oxygen as the key element in soil air and atmosphere for life on
earth Reevaluates the idea of transformation of orthoclase into
albite by simple cation exchange reactions as misleading and
bending scientific concepts of ion exchange over the limit of truth
Examines the role of fertilizers, sulfur, pyrite, acid rain, and
nitrogen fixation in soil acidity, underscoring the controversial
effect of nitrification on increasing soil acidity over time
Addresses the old and new approaches to humic acids by comparing
the traditional operational concept against the currently proposed
supramolecular and pseudomicellar concept Proposes soil organics,
such as nucleic acids of DNA and others, to also adsorb cation ions
held as diffusive ion clouds around the polymers Tan explains, in
easy and simple language, the chemical make-up of the four soil
constituents, their chemical reactions and interactions in soils as
governed by basic chemical laws, and their importance in
agriculture, industry, and the environment. He differentiates soil
chemistry from geochemistry and physical chemistry. Containing more
than 200 equations, 123 figures, and 38 tables, this popular text
and resource supplies a comprehensive treatment of soil chemistry
that builds a foundation for work in environmental pollution,
organic and inorganic soil contamination, and potential ecological
health and environmental health risks.
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