Soil and Environmental Chemistry

Description

Soil and Environmental Chemistry, Second Edition, presents key aspects of soil chemistry in environmental science, including dose responses, risk characterization, and practical applications of calculations using spreadsheets. The book offers a holistic, practical approach to the application of environmental chemistry to soil science and is designed to equip the reader with the chemistry knowledge and problem-solving skills necessary to validate and interpret data. This updated edition features significantly revised chapters, averaging almost a 50% revision overall, including some reordering of chapters. All new problem sets and solutions are found at the end of each chapter, and linked to a companion site that reflects advances in the field, including expanded coverage of such topics as sample collection, soil moisture, soil carbon cycle models, water chemistry simulation, alkalinity, and redox reactions. There is also additional pedagogy, including key term and real-world scenarios. This book is a must-have reference for researchers and practitioners in environmental and soil sciences, as well as intermediate and advanced students in soil science and/or environmental chemistry. Content: Front Matter,Copyright,Dedication,Second Edition PrefaceEntitled to full textChapter 1 - Element Abundance, Pages 1-38 Chapter 2 - Chemical Hydrology, Pages 39-85 Chapter 3 - Clay Mineralogy and Chemistry, Pages 87-146 Chapter 4 - Ion Exchange, Pages 147-187 Chapter 5 - Water Chemistry, Pages 189-251 Chapter 6 - Acid-Base Chemistry, Pages 253-331 Chapter 7 - Natural Organic Matter, Pages 333-384 Chapter 8 - Surface Chemistry and Adsorption, Pages 385-443 Chapter 9 - Reduction-Oxidation Chemistry, Pages 445-489 Chapter 10 - Human Health and Ecological Risk Analysis, Pages 491-533 Soil and Environmental Chemistry: Exercises, Pages 535-562 Index, Pages 563-573