Environmental soil science/ Tan,Kim H.

SOILS AND THE ENVIRONMENT The Birth of Environmental Soil Science Concept of Environmental Science Concept of Ecology Definition and Concept of Soils Pedologic Concept of Soils Soil Orders Relation of Soil Orders with the Environment INORGANIC SOIL CONSTITUENTS Soil Composition Inorganic Constituents Mineral Composition Primary Minerals Weathering of Primary Minerals Secondary Minerals ORGANIC SOIL CONSTITUENTS Soil Organic Matter Humus Soil Biomass Biochemical Reactions of Soil Microorganisms Nonhumified Organic Matter Humified Organic Matter GAS PHASE IN SOILS Soil Air Soil Aeration Soil Air Quality in Agriculture Biochemical Effect of Aeration Biological Effect of Aeration Chemical Effect of Aeration LIQUID PHASE The Concept of Solutions Types of Water in Soil The Soil Solution Movement of Soil Water Water Losses Dissolved Solid Substances Environmental Issues of Soil Solutes Dissolved Gas Oxygen Demand. SOIL PHYSICS IN THE ENVIRONMENT Physical Properties Particle Size Distribution Soil Structure Soil Density and Soil Porosity Soil Consistence Thermal Properties of Soils The Issue of Soil Physics in Histosols ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF SOLID CONSTITUENTS Electrical Charges Soil Clays Anion Exchange Capacity Soil Organic Matter Soil Reaction The Aesthetic Issue of Induced Micronutrient Toxicity and Deficiency SOILS AND CROP PRODUCTION Clearing New Lands Soil Degradation and the Issue of Retrogression Environmental Changes The Issue of Biodiversity Plantation Agriculture and Agroforestry Intensifying Soil Productivity Residue-, No-Till and Strip-Till Farming Organic Farming LISA or Low-Input Sustainable Agriculture SOILLESS AGRICULTURE Hydroponics Hydroponic Cultivation of Algae Aeroponics Nutrient Film Technique Artificial Soil Aquaculture Aquaculture in the United States The Law of the Sea. BIOTECHNOLOGY IN SOIL SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE Definitions and Concepts Food Biotechnology Agricultural Biotechnology Tissue Culture Environmental Significance of Tissue Cultures Soil Biotechnology SOIL AND POLLUTION Forms of Pollution Definition and Concept of Waste Agricultural Waste Composting and Compost Industrial Waste Waste from Food Processing Plants Municipal Waste Detoxification of Waste Soil Remediation Environmental Impact of Agricultural and Industrial Waste Appendix A:International System of Units (SI); Factors for Converting U.S. Units into SI Units Appendix C: U.S. Weights and Measures / Atomic Weights of the Major Elements in Soils Appendix B.