Introduction to Soil Chemistry

Analysis and Instrumentation

Alfred R. Conklin

218 pages, parution le 19/08/2005

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A guide to soil analysis for chemists and environmental scientists

Soil-so essential to life on earth-is one of the most complicated of materials. A complex mixture of inorganic and organic solids, liquids, and gases, soil presents a challenging material for analysis, especially for researchers who are not specialists in soil chemistry. This clear, broadly applicable reference provides chemists and environmental scientists with the background they need to analyze soil, interpret their findings, and develop new analytical methods for soil. Introduction to Soil Chemistry will also be valuable to the soil scientist confronting soil analyses that appear to be incorrect or do not work.

Introduction to Soil Chemistry: Analysis and Instrumentation investigates the most important soil characteristics that impact analysis and the procedures, chemicals, and equipment used to determine the composition and quantity of soil constituents. It also discusses factors that interfere with accurate soil analysis. Chapters examine such topics as:

Large features-horizons, peds, soil color, and soil naming
Microscopic to atomic orbital description of soil chemical characteristics
Soil components in combination
The biological and organic components in soil
The soil solution and soil air
Electrical measurements, titration, and extraction
Spectroscopy and chromatography
Speciation

This book is enhanced by numerous examples within the text, which provide the reader with a practical understanding of various analytical procedures, along with the pitfalls and interferences that may be encountered. Bibliographies and additional resources appear at the end of each chapter.

L'auteur - Alfred R. Conklin

Alfred R. Conklin, PhD, is currently a professor in the Agriculture and Chemistry Departments of Wilmington College, Wilmington, Ohio, and has also been a Fulbright Professor at the University of Zimbabwe and Leyte State University in the Philippines. In addition to his extensive academic experience teaching about soils and organic chemistry, Dr. Conklin has served as an adviser on soil conservation projects in Africa and has worked on several agricultural production activities with Fifth Third Bank, Petro Environmental Technology, and the Peace Corps. He also participated in a GTI Superfund site cleanup. Dr. Conklin is a referee and contributor to several publications and the author of a number of prior books on soil science and organic chemistry.

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Preface
Soil Basics I: Macroscale Features
Soil Basics II: Microscopic to Atomic Orbital Description of Soil Chemic al Characteristics
Soil Basics III: The Biological and Organic Components in Soil
Soil Basics IV: The Soil Air and Soil Solution
Electrical Measurements
Titrimetric Measurements
Extraction
Spectroscopy
Chromatography
Speciation
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Wiley
Auteur(s)	Alfred R. Conklin
Parution	19/08/2005
Nb. de pages	218
Format	16 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	522g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780471460565
ISBN13	978-0-471-46056-5