00000cam a22000003i 4500 UP-1685594773861772611 Buklod 20100628105738.0 a r |||| u| ta 160916s2009 flua rb |||1 u|eng d 9781420072808 (iLib)UPBAG-00007614774 BC-58805 Php7,806.00 BC-59765 Php7,332.00 DLC BAG rda eng S 591 T36 2009 Tan, Kim H. (Kim Howard) 1926- author. Environmental soil science Kim H. Tan. 3rd edition. Boca Raton, Florida CRC Press [2009] xxxvi, 557 pages illustrations 26 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Books in soils, plants, and the environment Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-516) and index. Ch. 1. Soils and the Environment -- 1.1. 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. Concept of Solutions -- 5.2. Types of Water in Soil -- 5.3. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 -- 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 Environmental Soil Science, Third Edition, explores the entire reach of the subject, beginning with soil properties and reactions and moving on to their relationship to environmental properties and reactions. The author addresses the definitions of environmental science, ecology, and soil science, underscoring their combination into environmental soil science. The book highlights the live biological constituents that make up the soil, exploring the changes made by agricultural operations and other human activities that lead to changes in the environment and our natural ecosystem. These include causes, effects, and solutions for acid rain, global warming, and destruction of the ozone layer. The author also provides extensive coverage of soilless agriculture, hydroponics, fish farming, vanishing biodiversity due to the destruction of jungles and the rain forest, and what to do about it Soils Environmental aspects. Soil science. FO UPBAG UPBAG-MAIN S 591 T36 2009 Book