Clearly and concisely written for undergraduate and beginning graduate students of soil science, Environmental
Soil Chemistry, 2nd Edition is accessible to all students and professionals of environmental engineering and science.
Chapters cover background information useful to students new to the discipline, including the chemistry of inorganic
and organic soil components, soil acidity and salinity, and ion exchange and redox phenomena. Discussion also extends
to sorption/desorption, oxidation-reduction of metals and organic chemicals, rates of pollutant reactions as well
as technologies for remediation of contaminated soils. New to the 2nd Edition is discussion of several important
developments in soil chemistry such as synchrotron-based spectroscopic & microscopic techniques and molecular
environmental science. Supplementary reading lists, sample problems, and extensive tables and figures make this
textbook accessible to readers.