Soil chemistry is the study of the chemical characteristics of soil. Soil chemistry is affected by mineral composition, organic matter and environmental...
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science, such as pedology (formation, chemistry, morphology, and classification of soil) and edaphology (how soils interact with living things, especially...
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Soil contamination, soil pollution, or land pollution as a part of land degradation is caused by the presence of xenobiotic (human-made) chemicals or other...
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Pachypodium habitats (section Soil chemistry)
sandy loam, basalt, and sandy soil; And (in continental southern Southern Africa) quartzite, sandstone, clay, gravel, sandy soil, dolomite, granite schist...
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science that includes atmospheric, aquatic and soil chemistry, as well as heavily relying on analytical chemistry and being related to environmental and other...
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Redox (redirect from Reduction (chemistry))
radical chemistry, wetland delineation, soil remediation, and various methodological approaches for characterizing the redox status of soils. The key...
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Mg2+)(aq) + SO2− 4(aq) + CO2(g) + H2O Such reactions are important in soil chemistry. A strong acid is one that is fully dissociated in aqueous solution...
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Soil pH is a measure of the acidity or basicity (alkalinity) of a soil. Soil pH is a key characteristic that can be used to make informative analysis both...
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Agricultural chemistry is the chemistry, especially organic chemistry and biochemistry, as they relate to agriculture. Agricultural chemistry embraces the...
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Quantum chemistry, also called molecular quantum mechanics, is a branch of physical chemistry focused on the application of quantum mechanics to chemical...
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soil. In acid soils, these materials react as a base and neutralize soil acidity. This often improves plant growth and increases the activity of soil...
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Agronomy (section Soil science)
physiology, meteorology, and soil science. It is the application of a combination of sciences such as biology, chemistry, economics, ecology, earth science...
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Organosulfur chemistry is the study of the properties and synthesis of organosulfur compounds, which are organic compounds that contain sulfur. They are...
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plants and soil organisms. Some scientific definitions distinguish dirt from soil by restricting the former term specifically to displaced soil. Soil consists...
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Tilth (category Soil chemistry)
Tilth is a physical condition of soil, especially in relation to its suitability for planting or growing a crop. Factors that determine tilth include the...
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structure, texture, and chemistry. These features occur in patterns of soil type distribution, forming in response to differences in soil forming factors. Pedogenesis...
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the soil on the Moon (cosmochemistry), how medications work (pharmacology), and how to collect DNA evidence at a crime scene (forensics). Chemistry has...
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Cation-exchange capacity (category Soil chemistry)
surrounding soil water. This is one of the ways that solid materials in soil alter the chemistry of the soil. CEC affects many aspects of soil chemistry, and...
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Humin (category Soil science)
substances, that can be found in soil chemistry or as a by-product from saccharide-based biorefinery processes. Soil consists of both mineral (inorganic)...
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Sodium adsorption ratio (category Soil chemistry)
topics in water chemistry and salinity". WateReuse Foundation. Retrieved 2 November 2016. Sposito Garrison (2008) The Chemistry of Soils. 2nd ed. New York...
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Calcareous (redirect from Calcareous soil)
carbonate). Calcareous grassland is a form of grassland characteristic of soils containing much calcium carbonate from underlying chalk or limestone rock...
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Soil acidification is the buildup of hydrogen cations, which reduces the soil pH. Chemically, this happens when a proton donor gets added to the soil...
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Polymer soil stabilization refers to the addition of polymers to improve the physical properties of soils, most often for geotechnical engineering, construction...
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Clay mineral (category Soil chemistry)
pottery. The chemistry of clay, including its capacity to retain nutrient cations such as potassium and ammonium, is important to soil fertility. Because...
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Soil conservation is the prevention of loss of the topmost layer of the soil from erosion or prevention of reduced fertility caused by over usage, acidification...
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Water content (redirect from Degree of saturation (soil))
content is the quantity of water contained in a material, such as soil (called soil moisture), rock, ceramics, crops, or wood. Water content is used in...
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Humic substance (category Soil chemistry)
method and directly analyze the soil, The formation of HS in nature is one of the least understood aspects of humus chemistry and one of the most intriguing...
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that nature consists of cycles. Agricultural interest in 18th-century soil chemistry led to better understanding of nutrients and their connection to biochemical...
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many precision agriculture soil test service providers. This is generally referred to as grid soil testing. Soil chemistry changes over time, as biological...
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sulfate soils are naturally occurring soils, sediments or organic substrates (e.g. peat) that are formed under waterlogged conditions. These soils contain...
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