Inorganic Chemistry, Water Pollution & Pollutants, Ground Pollution & Pollutants, Soils & Soil Management in Agriculture, Ecology - General & Miscellaneous, Meteorology & Atmospheric Science - Pollution
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Examines the basic chemical processes involved in acidification in order to better assess their long-term effects on the status of soils, the health of plants and other living species that depend on them. Discusses acidity, pH and protons--their significance in bioenergetics and the consequent role of autotrophic organisms in acidifying ecosystems. The Second Edition incorporates and integrates recent findings that render more explanations of the causes of the environmental impacts of acidity, especially in forests and lakes. Also explores current research into acid rain and soil in order to devise appropriate measures for their amelioration. Features numerous case studies and a bibliography that has doubled in size.Editorials
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Examines the fundamental chemical process involved in acidification, the better to assess their long-term influence on the status of soils and on the health of plants and other living species that depend on them (for example, anything that eats), and recommends procedures for estimating the rates of acidification that can be used by advanced students and professionals in soil or environmental science. The second edition incorporates many new studies, and the results of programs carried out in many countries since the 1986 edition; the bibliography is twice the size. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
April 1, 1992
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Pages
272
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780471934042