Advances in Soil Science Volume 16 [Paperback]

Chemistry of Phosphorus Transformations in Soil.- I. Introduction.- II. Physicochemical Processes Governing Phosphorus Concentration in Soil Solution.- III. Reactions of Phosphorus Fertilizers in Soil.- IV. Chemistry of Phosphorus Transformations in Submerged Soil.- V. Soil Organic Phosphorus.- VI. Phosphorus Management Options.- VII. Unresolved Challenges.- References.- Equilibrium-Based Modeling of Chemical Sorption on Soils and Soil Constituents.- I. Introduction.- II. Selection of Solid and Aqueous Phase Components for Validating a Proposed Model.- III. In Search of a Model: The Tools for Soil Chemists.- IV. Use of Equilibrium-Based Models in Combination with Other Approaches for Modeling Sorption Reactions.- References.- Determination of Nutrient Availability and Elemental Toxicity by AB-DTPA Soil Test and ICPS.- I. Introduction.- II.Theoretical Principles of the Ammonium Bicarbonate-DTPA (AB-DTPA) Soil Test.- III.Theoretical Principles of Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICPS).- IV.Elements Extracted with Ammonium Bicarbonate-DTPA.- V. Analysis of Ammonium Bicarbonate-DTPA Extracts Using Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectometry.- VI. Interpretation of Results.- VII. Conclusions.- References.- Effects of Sewage Sludge Application on Soil Microbial Processes and Soil Fertility.- I. Introduction.- II. Effects of Sewage Sludge and Heavy Metals on Soil Microbial Processes.- III. Resistance of Soil Microorganisms to Elevated Heavy Metal Concentrations in Soil.- IV. Conclusions.- References.- Estimating Soil Water Retention from Soil Physical Properties and Characteristics.- I. Introduction.- II. Soil Physical Properties and Characteristics.- III. Approaches for Estimating Soil Water Retention from Soil Physical Properties and Characteristics.- IV. Water Retention Data Bases.- V. Conclusions.- References.Springer Book Archives