ENVIRONMENTAL SOIL SCIENCE

REWORKED TO BE UP TO DATE WITH CURRENT STANDARDS, THIS NEW EDITION OF A BESTSELLER PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE AND AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN SOIL SCIENCE. THIS BOOK COVERS NEW TOPICS SUCH AS EFFECTS OF AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS ON CHANGING SOILS PROPERTIES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, BENEFICIAL ORGANISMS AND THEIR ROLE IN NUTRIENT CYCLING, ORGANIC FARMING, ADVANCES IN AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY, GLOBAL WARMING AND ACID RAIN, SOIL CONTAMINATION AND SOIL CONSERVATION. IT ALSO INCLUDES INFORMATION ON SOIL CLASSIFICATION, INORGANIC SOIL CONSTITUENTS, GAS AND LIQUID PHASES OF SOIL, SOIL PHYSICS IN THE ENVIRONMENT, SOILS AND CROP PRODUCTION, BIOTECHNOLOGY AND SOILLESS AGRICULTURE METHODS, AND SOIL POLLUTION.