The Chemistry of Soils [Hardcover]

There have been many advances in soil chemistry since Oxford published the first edition ofThe Chemistry of Soilsin 1989. The physical-chemistry approach to soil chemistry taken in the book, groundbreaking for its time, has been adopted by nearly every soil chemistry book published since. This book offers a thorough update of all topics covered in the previous edition. In the last 16 years, soil chemistry as a discipline has assumed major significance in connection with global climate change. The 2nd edition addresses the emergent issue of global climate change by exploring the interaction between organic carbon and soil. The largest repository of organic carbon on earth is still soil, and the process by which organic carbon is sequestered by soil, thus preventing the release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, is one of the proper concerns of soil chemistry. Thus, the revision provides a rigorous discussion of soil chemistry in its broader environmental and biogeochemical contexts.

1. The Chemical Composition of Soils
2. Soil Minerals
3. Soil Humus
4. The Soil Solution
5. Mineral Stability and Weathering
6. Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
7. Soil Particle Surface Charge
8. Soil Adsorption Phenomena
9. Exchangeable Ions
10. Colloidal Phenomena
11. Soil Acidity
12. Soil Salinity

Overall, and without a doubt, the second edition of this book is an excellent textbook for intermediate to advanced undergraduate and graduate students in soil chemistry and biogeochemistry, as well as a useful reference for academics and professionals working in the areas of soil, biogeochemistry, hydrology, and related environmental sciences. --Vadose Zone Journal

Reviews of prior edition

Inclusion of this text in one's personal library is a must because of the wealth of useful reference material and well-developed examples of soil chemical phenomena. -Soil Science

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