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082			_a631.4 _bWIL
100			_aWild, Alan ;
245			_aSoils and the environment : an introduction
250			_aLow Price Edition.
260			_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press, _c1993, 1996.
300			_a287 p. : _billustrations ;
500			_aIncluded Index.
505			_aIntroduction: soil in a natural and man-made environment -- The soil components -- Development of soils -- Sorptive properties of soils -- Organisms and soil processes -- Movement of water, air, solutes and heat in soil -- Soil as a medium for plant growth -- Soil conditions and crop production -- Soil acidification -- Heavy metals and radionuclides in soil -- Soils, the atmosphere, global warming and ozone depletion -- Soil erosion and conservation -- Soils in the environment: problems and solutions.
520			_aThis 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			_aSoils.
650			_aSoil ecology.
942			_cREF
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