Soils and the environment : an introduction (Record no. 35880)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01317nam a2200205 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780521566933 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0521566932 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 631.4 |
| Item number | WIL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Wild, Alan ; |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Soils and the environment : an introduction |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Low Price Edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Cambridge : |
| Name of publisher | Cambridge University Press, |
| Year of publication | 1993, 1996. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 287 p. : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Included Index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction: soil in a natural and man-made environment --<br/>The soil components --<br/>Development of soils --<br/>Sorptive properties of soils --<br/>Organisms and soil processes --<br/>Movement of water, air, solutes and heat in soil --<br/>Soil as a medium for plant growth --<br/>Soil conditions and crop production --<br/>Soil acidification --<br/>Heavy metals and radionuclides in soil --<br/>Soils, the atmosphere, global warming and ozone depletion --<br/>Soil erosion and conservation --<br/>Soils in the environment: problems and solutions. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | This introductory text aims to help students understand the behaviour of soils in the man-made and the natural environment. It is structured in two parts: Part A is an introduction to general soil properties and processes, whilst Part B considers soil in relation to the environment. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Soils. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Soil ecology. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 21/05/1998 | Purchased | 218.75 | 631.4 WIL | 004515 | Reference Books |
| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 03/02/2000 | Purchased | 187.50 | 631.4 WIL | 005231 | Reference Books |