Methods of Soil Analysis - Tapa dura

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Minerals in soils have a profound influence on the chemical characteristics and therefore the behavior of soils and their environment. This collection of 16 articles includes a full range of methods relating to the analysis of minerals in the soil, from the classical to the most modern. Topics include methods of sampling soils for analysis, selective dissolution techniques for mineral analysis of soils and sediments, x-ray diffraction techniques, thermal analysis, photographic microscope techniques, soil micromorphology, digital image analysis, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, electron microprobe techniques, diffuse reflectance spectrometry, x-ray absorption spectroscopy, the structural allocation of clay mineral components and the analysis of layer change, cation and anion exchange capacities and the synthesis of reduced charge clays. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)