Soils and Environmental Quality

by James T. Sims, George F. Vance, Gary M. Pierzynski

Soils play an important role in environmental quality, as they can be a source or interacting medium for many contaminants. This book first presents an overview of basic soil science, hydrology, and the classification of pollutants. This is followed by a more detailed discussion of the role of soils and humans in the biogeochemical cycling of a number of soil contaminants and substances of environmental concern. Nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, trace...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873716809
• ISBN13: 9780873716802
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: CRC Press
• Length: 313 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.3"