Tan Kim Howard. Principles of soil chemistry

3rd ed., rev. expanded. — Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1998. — 521 p. — (Books in soils, plants, and the environment; v. 65)This book presents the adaptation of pure chemical science to the scientific study of soils and plants. The text provides comprehensive coverage of the fundamental topics in soil chemistry. Its unique approach, including a definite soils flavor by the integration of organic and inorganic components in the dynamic processes in soils, important for continuation of life, is not currently available. In plain language, easy to comprehend by a wide range of scholars and students, but without sacrificing the scientific value, the book starts with a review of basic chemical principles and thermodynamics pertinent to the following topics on concepts and processes in and related to the soil solution: colloidal organic and inorganic components, their modem classification, and reactions and interactions affecting changes in the behavior of soils and plant growth.Review of basic chemical principles
Electrochemical cells and chemical potentials
Soil composition, soil air, and soil solution
Colloidal chemistry of organic soil constituents
Colloidal chemistry of inorganic soil constituents
Adsorption in soils
Cation exchange
Anion exchange
Soil reaction
Soil chemistry and soil formation
Chemistry of soil-organic matter interaction