Molecular Environmental Soil Science

Author : Jian-Ming Xu,Pan Ming Huang
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2011-01-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642052972

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Molecular Environmental Soil Science at the Interfaces in the Earth’s Critical Zone by Jian-Ming Xu,Pan Ming Huang Pdf

"Molecular Environmental Soil Science at the Interfaces in the Earth's Critical Zone" presents contributions from the 1st International Symposium of Molecular Environmental Soil Science at the Interfaces in the Earth's Critical Zone held in Hangzhou, China. It introduces new ideas, findings, methods, and experience on above new and emerging subject areas. A broad range of topics are covered: the role of mineral colloids in carbon turnover and sequestration and the impact on climate change, biogeochemical interfacial reactions and dynamics of vital and toxic elements, ecotoxicology of anthropogenic organics, environmental nanoparticles and their impacts, and ecosystem health. The book will be a valuable reference for researchers in soil chemistry, environmental chemistry, mineralogy, microbiology, ecology, ecotoxicology, and physics. Jianming Xu is a Professor at the Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, China. Pan Ming Huang is a Professor at the Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Author : Jianming Xu,Donald L. Sparks
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400741775

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Molecular Environmental Soil Science by Jianming Xu,Donald L. Sparks Pdf

Based on the “International Symposium of Molecular Environmental Soil Science at the Interfaces in the Earth’s Critical Zone,” this book focuses on the Critical Zone supporting life at the Earth’s surface with emphasis on the new and emerging subject area of molecular environmental soil science. Advances in research methodology, the use of synchrotron radiation in particular, are extensively reviewed. Roles of microbes, biomolecules, and environmental nanoparticles in mineral transformations, metal cycling, degradation of natural and anthropogenic organic compounds are also extensively reviewed. It is unique in terms of facilitating the integration of contributions from traditionally separate disciplines and adding a molecular and nanoparticle (therefore chemical) dimension to a field of endeavour that has traditionally been viewed on a different scale (dimension). It will also contribute to identifying knowledge gaps, providing future research directions and promoting research and education at the molecular level in this extremely important and challenging area of science for years to come. The IUPAC Project Committee noted that the Conference identifies, and builds on, the need to view and understand the Critical Zone at the molecular level. The book will be an invaluable reference for research and education.

Author : Jianming Xu,Pan Ming Huang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biogeochemistry
ISBN : 7308066029

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Molecular Environmental Soil Science at the Interfaces in the Earth's Critical Zone by Jianming Xu,Pan Ming Huang Pdf

Author : Jian-Ming Xu,Pan Ming Huang
Publisher : Springer
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2010-03-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 3642052967

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Molecular Environmental Soil Science at the Interfaces in the Earth’s Critical Zone by Jian-Ming Xu,Pan Ming Huang Pdf

"Molecular Environmental Soil Science at the Interfaces in the Earth's Critical Zone" presents contributions from the 1st International Symposium of Molecular Environmental Soil Science at the Interfaces in the Earth's Critical Zone held in Hangzhou, China. It introduces new ideas, findings, methods, and experience on above new and emerging subject areas. A broad range of topics are covered: the role of mineral colloids in carbon turnover and sequestration and the impact on climate change, biogeochemical interfacial reactions and dynamics of vital and toxic elements, ecotoxicology of anthropogenic organics, environmental nanoparticles and their impacts, and ecosystem health. The book will be a valuable reference for researchers in soil chemistry, environmental chemistry, mineralogy, microbiology, ecology, ecotoxicology, and physics. Jianming Xu is a Professor at the Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, China. Pan Ming Huang is a Professor at the Department of Soil Science, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.

Author : Donald L. Sparks
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780126564464

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Environmental Soil Chemistry by Donald L. Sparks Pdf

Illustrates fundamental principles of soil chemistry with respect to environmental reactions between soils and other natural materials and heavy metals, pesticides, industrial contaminants, acid rain, and salts.

Author : William F. Bleam
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780128041956

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Soil and Environmental Chemistry by William F. Bleam Pdf

Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Second Edition, presents key aspects of soil chemistry in environmental science, including dose responses, risk characterization, and practical applications of calculations using spreadsheets. The book offers a holistic, practical approach to the application of environmental chemistry to soil science and is designed to equip the reader with the chemistry knowledge and problem-solving skills necessary to validate and interpret data. This updated edition features significantly revised chapters, averaging almost a 50% revision overall, including some reordering of chapters. All new problem sets and solutions are found at the end of each chapter, and linked to a companion site that reflects advances in the field, including expanded coverage of such topics as sample collection, soil moisture, soil carbon cycle models, water chemistry simulation, alkalinity, and redox reactions. There is also additional pedagogy, including key term and real-world scenarios. This book is a must-have reference for researchers and practitioners in environmental and soil sciences, as well as intermediate and advanced students in soil science and/or environmental chemistry. Includes additional pedagogy, such as key terms and real-world scenarios Supplemented by over 100 spreadsheets to migrate readers from calculator-based to spreadsheet-based problem-solving that are directly linked from the text Includes example problems and solutions to enhance understanding Significantly revised chapters link to a companion site that reflects advances in the field, including expanded coverage of such topics as sample collection, soil moisture, soil carbon cycle models, water chemistry simulation, alkalinity, and redox reactions

Author : Amitava Rakshit,S.K Singh,P.C. Abhilash,Asim Biswas
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-30
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789811609176

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Soil Science: Fundamentals to Recent Advances by Amitava Rakshit,S.K Singh,P.C. Abhilash,Asim Biswas Pdf

This compilation has been designed to provide a comprehensive source of theoretical and practical update for scientists working in the broad field of soil science. The book explores all possible mechanisms and means to improve nutrient use efficiencies involving developing and testing of nanofertilizers, developing consortia based microbial formulations for mobilization of soil nutrients, and engineering of nutrient efficient crops using molecular biology and biotechnological tools. This is an all-inclusive collection of information about soil science. This book is of interest to teachers, researchers, soil scientists, capacity builders and policymakers. Also the book serves as additional reading material for undergraduate and graduate students of soil science, quantitative ecology, earth sciences, GIS and geodetic sciences, as well as geologists, geomorphologists, hydrologists and landscape ecology. National and international agriculture and soil scientists, policy makers will also find this to be a useful read.

Author : M. Wood
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789401106252

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Environmental Soil Biology by M. Wood Pdf

Environmental considerations are playing an increasingly important role in determining management strategies for soil and land. Many important environmental issues involve aspects of the biology of soil, and these issues cannot be considered satisfactorily in isolation from a general understanding of soil biology as a whole. This is the second edition of a book first published in 1989 and now thoroughly rewritten to focus on soil ecology and environmental issues. The first part of the book provides an introduction to soils, its inhabitants, and their activities. The second part covers the influence of man on the natural cycles of soil. Topics such as acid rain and nitrogen fertilizers are considered alongside pesticides and genetically modified organisms. A new final chapter has been added which considers how, as we move towards the next millennium, we can apply the concept of sustainability to issues such as global climate change and farming systems. The book is directed at advanced undergraduate and immediate postgraduate students in environmental science and soil ecology, with students of physical geography and earth sciences as an important secondary market.

Author : Kim Howard Tan
Publisher : Marcel Dekker
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Science
ISBN : UOM:39015032972286

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Environmental Soil Science by Kim Howard Tan Pdf

Soils and the environment; Inorganic soil constituents. Organic constituents; Gas phase in soils; Liquid phase; Electrochemical properties of solid constituents; Soils and crop prouction; Soilless agriculture; Biotechnology in soil science and agriculture; Soil and pollution.

Author : Donald L. Sparks,Balwant Singh,Matthew G. Siebecker
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 465 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780443140358

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Environmental Soil Chemistry by Donald L. Sparks,Balwant Singh,Matthew G. Siebecker Pdf

Environmental Soil Chemistry, Third Edition provides an up-to-date overview of the interdisciplinary field of environmental soil chemistry. This classic text covers the fundamental principles of soil chemistry, including the inorganic and organic components of soil, soil porewater chemistry, interfacial chemical reactions between solids and dissolved ions/molecules, ion exchange, and the kinetics of the soil chemical process, such as sorption and redox. Soil acidity and salinity are also discussed. This fully updated third edition places particular emphasis on environmental reactions between clay minerals, metal oxides, and soil organic matter with heavy metals, pesticides, and industrial contaminants. This text provides the latest technological advances representing the cutting edge of the science. Completely updated throughout with new content and updated full color figures, the third edition contains expanded information on soil minerals and an increased emphasis on the coupling between chemical and biological reactions, mechanisms, and processes. This third edition provides upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in soil science with sound contemporary training in the basics of soil chemistry and applications to real-world environmental concerns. The book offers a competitive advantage for those students looking to incorporate novel, advanced tools into their research. Includes problem sets in each chapter for enhanced learning and comprehension Emphasizes soil organic carbon reactions with clay minerals and metal oxides, including examples from advanced spectromicroscopic techniques Features revised content highlighting the role of soils in environmental and ecosystem services Presents new material on advances in surface complexation modeling Delivers concise summaries of research using state-of-the art techniques Highlights advances in understanding reactions at mineral-water interfaces, including adsorption, dissolution, and surface precipitation Offers a new online course supplement for instructors

Author : Eric Lichtfouse
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9789048133338

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Sociology, Organic Farming, Climate Change and Soil Science by Eric Lichtfouse Pdf

Sustainable agriculture is a rapidly growing field aiming at producing food and energy in a sustainable way for humans and their children. Sustainable agriculture is a discipline that addresses current issues such as climate change, increasing food and fuel prices, poor-nation starvation, rich-nation obesity, water pollution, soil erosion, fertility loss, pest control, and biodiversity depletion. Novel, environmentally-friendly solutions are proposed based on integrated knowledge from sciences as diverse as agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economy, and social sciences. Indeed, sustainable agriculture decipher mechanisms of processes that occur from the molecular level to the farming system to the global level at time scales ranging from seconds to centuries. For that, scientists use the system approach that involves studying components and interactions of a whole system to address scientific, economic and social issues. In that respect, sustainable agriculture is not a classical, narrow science. Instead of solving problems using the classical painkiller approach that treats only negative impacts, sustainable agriculture treats problem sources. Because most actual society issues are now intertwined, global, and fast-developing, sustainable agriculture will bring solutions to build a safer world. This book series gathers review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge, then propose alternative solutions. It will therefore help all scientists, decision-makers, professors, farmers and politicians who wish to build a safe agriculture, energy and food system for future generations.

Author : Duane L. Winegardner
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 239 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781351466936

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An Introduction to Soils for Environmental Professionals by Duane L. Winegardner Pdf

An Introduction to Soils for Environmental Professionals assembles and presents the basic principles of each of the major soil science fields. It introduces fundamental concepts and shows the interrelationships between the various branches of soil science - from mineralogy to soil physics. Each chapter was reviewed by a professional in the particul

Author : Pan Ming Huang,J.-M. Bollag,Nicola Senesi
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 592 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2002-03-12
Category : Science
ISBN : 0471607908

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Interactions between Soil Particles and Microorganisms by Pan Ming Huang,J.-M. Bollag,Nicola Senesi Pdf

Wechselwirkungen von Mineralien, organischen Verbindungen und Mikroorganismen im Boden: Dieses Handbuch wertet aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse auf diesem Gebiet kritisch aus und erläutert die Bedeutung der Zusammenhänge für Ökosysteme. Ein besonderer Schwerpunkt bildet die Wechselbeziehung zwischen Schadstoffen im Boden und Populationen von Mikroorganismen.

Author : Eldor Paul
Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 603 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-14
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780123914118

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Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry by Eldor Paul Pdf

The fourth edition of Soil Microbiology, Ecology and Biochemistry updates this widely used reference as the study and understanding of soil biota, their function, and the dynamics of soil organic matter has been revolutionized by molecular and instrumental techniques, and information technology. Knowledge of soil microbiology, ecology and biochemistry is central to our understanding of organisms and their processes and interactions with their environment. In a time of great global change and increased emphasis on biodiversity and food security, soil microbiology and ecology has become an increasingly important topic. Revised by a group of world-renowned authors in many institutions and disciplines, this work relates the breakthroughs in knowledge in this important field to its history as well as future applications. The new edition provides readable, practical, impactful information for its many applied and fundamental disciplines. Professionals turn to this text as a reference for fundamental knowledge in their field or to inform management practices. New section on "Methods in Studying Soil Organic Matter Formation and Nutrient Dynamics" to balance the two successful chapters on microbial and physiological methodology Includes expanded information on soil interactions with organisms involved in human and plant disease Improved readability and integration for an ever-widening audience in his field Integrated concepts related to soil biota, diversity, and function allow readers in multiple disciplines to understand the complex soil biota and their function

Author : Kim H. Tan
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2000-01-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0824703405

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Environmental Soil Science, Third Edition by Kim H. Tan Pdf

A study of environmental soil science. This second edition presents new material on: abiotic, biological and biochemical weathering of minerals in soils; microbial compounds such as enzymes, hormones, mucigel, and extracellular polysaccharides; electric double layer theory; desertification and soil degradation as well as natural processes of ageing; low-input sustainable agriculture; schemes for cultivating crops in outer space; and more.