Environmental Soil Chemistry
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As the author states in his Preface, this book is written at a time when scientific and lay communities recognize that knowledge of environmental chemistry is fundamental in understanding and predicting the fate of pollutants in soils and waters, and in making sound decisions about remediation of contaminated soils. Environmental Soil Chemistry presents the fundamental concepts of soil science and applies them to environmentally significant reactions in soil. Clearly and concisely written for undergraduate and beginning graduate students of soil science, the book is likewise accessible to all students and professionals of environmental engineering and science. Chapters cover background information useful to students new to the discipline, including the chemistry of inorganic and organic soil components, soilacidity and salinity, and ion exchange and redox phenomena. However, discussion also extends to sorption/desorption, oxidation-reduction of metals and organic chemicals, rates of pollutant reactions as well as technologies for remediating contaminated soils. Supplementary reading lists, sample problems, and extensive tables and figures make this textbook accessible to readers.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0126564450
ISBN13:9780126564457
Release Date:November 1995
Publisher:Academic Press
Length:267 Pages
Weight:2.25 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 7.2" x 10.4"
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I heart soil chemistry.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
Item arrived on time and in great condition. Couldn't ask for more. The book is really great an easy to understand. Great Resource book.
For a class
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This was required reading for a soil water chemistry course that I took. As the course was problem-based learning, this text came in handy as a resource.
Excellent Book about Environmental Soil Chemistry
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Professor Donald L. Sparks has managed to write an excellent and up-to-date book on important topics related to environmental soil chemistry. The book covers all the essential subjects needed for an in-depth understanding of all the complex soil processes that control the fate and transport of both inorganic and organic contaminants in the environment. The book also includes good descriptions of state-of-the-art instrumentations used in environmental soil chemistry such as synchrotron radiation-based X-ray techniques. I use this book in my course entitled "Soil and Environmental Chemistry" and the book has the perfect length for a one semester course and the students like it. I can highly recommend this book for both undergraduate and graduate students as well as professionals. Dr. Thomas Borch Assistant Professor of Environmental Soil Chemistry Department of Soil and Crop Sciences Colorado State University Fort Collins, Colorado 80523, USA
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