Fundamentals of Soil Systems
is the physics, chemistry and biology of soil, including inorganic soil components, chemistry of organic soil matter, soil equilibria, sorption phenomena on soils, ion exchange processes, kinetics of soil processes, redox chemistry of soils, soil acidity, saline and sodic soils, organic pollutants, trace and toxic elements in soils, soil organisms, organic matter cycling, nutrient cycling and fertility, soil conservation and sustainable agriculture.
Prerequisites & course information
LC: not more than six hours per week LH: not more than six hours per week. The laboratory will cover a number of key physical, chemical and biological properties and procedures used in soil analyses. One or more field trips will be scheduled during laboratory sessions PR: Successful completion of 78 credit hours, including Earth Sciences 1000 ; Science 1807 and Science 1808 .
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027