Soil Chemistry, 2nd Edition
Soil Chemistry, 2nd Edition is a thoroughly updated expansion of the author’s highly successful earlier book, linking basic solution and colloidal chemistry, clay mineralogy, and the soil chemistry literature. It describes the major processes of change that soils undergo, including weathering, clay mineral formation, cation retention, and anion and molecular retention. Professors Bohn, McNeal, and O’Connor examine the relationship between these processes and the major problems of soil acidity, salinity, and flooded soils, and provide complete coverage of how these processes and problems interact with, and are affected by, the biosphere, atmosphere, and hydrosphere. Unique features of the second edition include:a new chapter on soil organic matter, providing greater balance between organic and inorganic soil chemistrySI units now used as the standard measurea chapter of relevant background chemical data to provide a uniform starting pointrepeated reference to associations from the periodic table and to grouping of elements exhibiting similar properties in soilsa list of study questions and annotated bibliography following each chapterSoil Chemistry, 2nd Edition offers a broad-based view in which the authors express their opinions on a variety of historical and current areas. It is a comprehensive introduction to the subject for science students needing a thorough grounding in soil chemistry, and an invaluable reference to the latest scientific data for researchers in agronomy, ecology, and soil science.