TY - BOOK AU - Thien,Steven J. AU - Graveel,John G. TI - Laboratory manual for soil and environmental science agricultural & environmental principles / SN - 0697384012 U1 - 631.4 21 PY - 1997///] CY - Dubuque, Iowa : PB - Wm. C. Brown KW - Soil science KW - Laboratory manuals N1 - Soil as a natural resource; soil texture; particle size distribution; bulk density and soil porosity; soil water content; water movement in soil; environmental influence on soil formation; properties of colloids in the soil environment; types of soil acidity; liming acid soils; soil degradation by salinity and sodicity; soil testing - available phosphorus in soils; soil organic matter and chemical sorption; microbial decomposition of organic materials in soil; soil survey reports. Appendix: applications of chemistry to soil science N2 - The laboratory manual covers a range of topics on the subject of soil and environmental science including soil texture, particle size distribution, water movement in soil, and liming acid soils ER -