Soil is key to sustaining life affecting air and water quality, the growth of plants and crops, and the health of the entire planet. The complex interplay among organic and inorganic solids, air, water, microorganisms and plant roots in soil is the subject of soil chemistry, a reference pivotal to understanding of soil processes and problems.
Soil chemistry studies the chemical characteristics of soil. Soil chemistry is affected by mineral composition, organic matter and environmental factors. A knowledge of soil chemistry is paramount to predicting the fate, mobility and potential toxicity of contaminants in the environment.
The present book illutrates the fundamental principles of soil chemistry with respect to environmental reactions between soils and other natural materials and heavy metals, pesticides, industrial contaminants and salts. Timely and comprehensively discussions of applications to real-world environmental concerns are a central focus of this established text. The book will be an excellent introductory resource for students studying this crucial topic.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sriniwas Puri
Sriniwas Puri was born in Raibareli, UP (India). He studied agriculture science at the College of Agriculture. Thiruvananthapuram (Bangalore) and obtained his Ph. D. at the Doon (PG) College of Agriculture Science and Technology, Dehradun.He is an Emeritus Professor at the College of Agricultural Engineering, (Ludhiana). Where he taught for 16 years in the Departments of Botany and Agriculture Science as well as the Conservation Biology Programme, the Institute for Soil Science and Ecological Sustainability, the Centre for Environmental Learning and Leadership and the McArthur Programme in Global Change. At various times, he was a visiting scholars I various part of the country, as well as several foreign universities and research institutions in the United States.His research interests varied from isolation and characterization of agriculture science, the effects of air pollution on plant, and land use planning and environmental policy. He is also associated with a Non-Governmental Organization, which works for pollution free environment. He is deeply interested in Soil Chemistry and Soil Analysis. He has published various scientific journals. He has also published a number of books on Soil Science, Agriculture Science, Plant Pathology and a widely-used text on Agriculture and Crop-Disease.
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