Plant Microbiology
Plant Microbiology

Author: Michael Gillings

Publisher: Garland Science

Published: 2004-03-15

Total Pages: 326

ISBN-13: 020350660X

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Plant Microbiology provides a comprehensive source of information on DNA sequencing and mapping, the newest technology and procedures in areas such as radiation hybrid mapping, FISH and specialized sequencing techniques are covered. The book also describes how transgene expression is controlled in plants and how advanced information strategies can be used to manipulate and modify the plant genome. An exciting final chapter provides and overview of all the applications of plant transformation in agriculture, medicine and industry.

Soil Components: Organic components
Soil Components: Organic components

Author: John Eldon Gieseking

Publisher: Springer

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 556

ISBN-13:

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Volume 1: Organic components; Chemical composition and Physical properties of humic substances; Saccharides; Nitrogenous substances; Other organic phosphorus compounds; Sulfur in soil organic substances; Fats, waxes, and resins in soil; Micromorphology of soil organic matter; Humus of virgin and cultivated soils. Volume 2: Inorganic components - The classification of soil silicates and oxides; Micas in macroscopoic forms; Fine-grained micas in soils; Smectites; the crystallography of minerals of the kaolin group; Vermiculites; Chlorites; Interstratified clay minerals; Fibrous minerals; Allophane; Oxides and hydrous oxides of silicon; Feldspar minerals; Heavy minerals; Bioliths; Water in soil; The thermal characteristics of soil minerals and the use of these characteristics in the qualitative and quantitative determination of clay minerals in soils; The charatcterization of soil minerals by infrared spectroscopy.

Applied Soil Chemistry
Applied Soil Chemistry

Author: Inamuddin

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2021-04-13

Total Pages: 290

ISBN-13: 1119710189

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This book explores the state-of-the-art information regarding applied soil sciences. It covers the fundamentals, model concepts, principles, chemical reactions, functions, chemical recycling, chemical weathering, acid-base chemistry, carbon sequestration, and nutrient availability of soils. Also, it includes soil chemistry of heavy-metals, environment, clay, ion-exchange processes, analytical tools and applications. This book helps to understand the about soil characteristics targeting soil chemical reactions and interactions and its applications.

Environmental Impacts of Soil Component Interactions
Environmental Impacts of Soil Component Interactions

Author: P. M. Huang

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 1995-03-29

Total Pages: 472

ISBN-13: 9780873719148

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This book addresses the interactions of soil minerals with organics and microbes and their impacts on the dynamics, transformations, and toxicity of metals, metalloids, other inorganics, and xenobiotics that affect land quality and ecosystem health. It is the result of the work group on "interactions of soil minerals with organic components and microorganisms" in the International Society of Soil Science.

Scheffer/Schachtschabel Soil Science
Scheffer/Schachtschabel Soil Science

Author: Hans-Peter Blume

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-11-24

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13: 3642309429

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The soils are fundamental to our existence, delivering water and nutrients to plants, that feed us. But they are in many ways in danger and their conservation is therefore a most important focus for science, governments and society as a whole. A team of world recognised researchers have prepared this first English edition based on the 16th European edition. • The precursors and the processes of soil development • The physical, biological and chemical properties of soils • Nutrients and Pollutants • The various soil classifications with the main focus on the World Reference Base for Soil Resources (WRB) • The most important soils and soil landscapes of the world • Soil Evaluation Techniques • Basic Principles of Soil Conservation Whoever works with soils needs this book.

Inorganic Constituents in Soil
Inorganic Constituents in Soil

Author: Masami Nanzyo

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-10-16

Total Pages: 188

ISBN-13: 9811312141

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This open access book is a must-read for students of and beginners in soil science. In a well-organized and easy-to-follow manner, it provides basic outlines of soil minerals, new methods and recent developments in the field, with a special focus on visual aids. The chapters on primary minerals, secondary minerals, non-crystalline inorganic constituents and inorganic constituents sensitive to varying redox conditions will help readers understand the basic components of soils. Further, readers are introduced to new analytical methods with the aid of microscopy and recent developments in the field. Uniquely, the book features case studies on the identification and isolation methods for vivianite crystals from paddy field soils, as well as a useful procedure for identifying noncrystalline constituents such as volcanic glasses and plant opals, which can also be applied to other soils depending on the local conditions. Given its focus and coverage, the book will be useful to all readers who are interested in agronomy, plant production science, agricultural chemistry and environmental science. In addition, it can help biogeochemists further expand their research work on the rhizosphere of wetland plant roots, iron and phosphate dynamics, etc.

Environmental Soil Chemistry
Environmental Soil Chemistry

Author: Donald L. Sparks

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2013-10-22

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 1483289206

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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. - Provides students with both sound contemporary training in the basics of soil chemistry and applications to real-world environmental concerns - Timely and comprehensive discussion of important concepts including: Sorption/desorption, Oxidation-reduction of metals and organics, Effects of acidic deposition and salinity on contaminant reactions - Boxed sections focus on sample problems and explanations of key terms and parameters - Extensive tables on elemental composition of soils, rocks and sediments, pesticide classes, inorganic minerals, and methods of decontaminating soils - Clearly written for all students and professionals in environmental science and environmental engineering as well as soil science

Zoology, For B.Sc. Students Paper-1& 2 : Biodiversity & Ecology-I, II As per the Panjab University Syllabus
Zoology, For B.Sc. Students Paper-1& 2 : Biodiversity & Ecology-I, II As per the Panjab University Syllabus

Author: EL Jordan & PS Verma

Publisher: S. Chand Publishing

Published:

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 9355016948

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This textbook has been designed to meet the needs of B.Sc. Second Semester students of Zoology for the Panjab University, Chandigarh. Maintaining the traditional approach to the subject, this textbook not only provides strong conceptual understanding, but also helps in developing scientific outlook of the student. It comprehensively covers two papers, namely, Paper-I: Biodiversity & Ecology – I and Paper-II: Biodiversity & Ecology - II. The first part of the book discusses phylum Arthropoda with a detailed case study of periplaneta. Further, it explains social organization in insects and economically important insects. It also discusses the components and dynamics of ecosystem. Second part of the book provides a detail account of phylum Mollusca along with its the general introduction and case studies. Furthermore, it elucidates natural resources like renewable and nonrenewable natural resources and their conservations. This book also discusses the wildlife conservation including national park, sanctuary and IUCN red list.

Fundamentals of Geoenvironmental Engineering
Fundamentals of Geoenvironmental Engineering

Author: Abdel-Mohsen O. Mohamed

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann

Published: 2017-10-31

Total Pages: 710

ISBN-13: 0128051450

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Fundamentals of Geoenvironmental Engineering: Understanding Soil, Water, and Pollutant Interaction and Transport examines soil-water-pollutant interaction, including physico-chemical processes that occur when soil is exposed to various contaminants. Soil characteristics relevant to remedial techniques are explored, providing foundations for the correct process selection. Built upon the authors' extensive experience in research and practice, the book updates and expands the content to include current processes and pollutants. The book discusses propagation of soil pollution and soil characteristics relevant to remedial techniques. Practicing geotechnical and environmental engineers can apply the theory and case studies in the book directly to current projects. The book first discusses the stages of economic development and their connections to the sustainability of the environment. Subsequent chapters cover waste and its management, soil systems, soil-water and soil-pollutant interactions, subsurface transport of pollutants, role of groundwater, nano-, micro- and biologic pollutants, soil characteristics that impact pollution diffusion, and potential remediation processes like mechanical, electric, magnetic, hydraulic and dielectric permittivity of soils. - Presents a clear understanding of the propagation of pollutants in soils - Identifies the physico-chemical processes in soils - Covers emerging pollutants (nano-, micro- and biologic contaminants) - Features in-depth coverage of hydraulic, electrical, magnetic and dielectric permittivity characteristics of soils and their impact on remedial technologies

Migration and Fate of Pollutants in Soils and Subsoils
Migration and Fate of Pollutants in Soils and Subsoils

Author: Domenico Petruzzelli

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-06-29

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 3642778623

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Experts in soil and environmental sciences as well as in the theory of wave propagation and numerical modeling methods provide a comprehensive account of different aspects of pollutant migration in soils, aquifers, and other geological formations. Emphasis is laid on the analysis of contributing phenomena and their interactions, modeling, and the practical use of such knowledge and models for guidance in disposal operations, preventive measures to minimize ecological damage, prediction of consequences of seepage, and design of remedial actions. Topics covered include the chemical behavior of soils, sorption and retardation, biochemistry of pollutants, ion exchange and kinetics of reactions in soils, measurement of adsorption and desorption, multiphase hydrodynamics, multicomponent wave theory and the coherence concept, nonlinear wave propagation in geological formations, multiphase convective transport, diffusion and fast reaction, modeling pollutant transport, numerical methods, dispersion of contaminants from landfills, risk analysis, water reuse, and radioactive soil contamination at Chernobyl.