Soils as a Key Component of the Critical Zone 4: Soils and Water Quality - Hardcover

 
9781786303486: Soils as a Key Component of the Critical Zone 4: Soils and Water Quality
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1786303485 ISBN 13: 9781786303486
Publisher: Wiley-ISTE, 2018

Synopsis

This book provides the most up-to-date knowledge on water in soils and applications for the best use of our water resources.

It first addresses the influence of soils on water quality, which is linked to rock weathering, soil formation, acidity and waterlogging. Here, the constituents of soils – such as clay minerals and iron oxides – play a major role. These modifications also have an impact on biogeochemical processes at the global scale, including the carbon cycle and the composition of the atmosphere.

Secondly, this book discusses soil salinity, alkalinity and sodification in climates spanning from Mediterranean to arid. Here, water quality results from the concentration of solutes by evaporation and the transpiration of plants. The proper management of irrigation both protects soils against acidification and ensures sustainable agroecological development, while improper management leads to soil degradation and groundwater overexploitation.

Lastly, the book describes how excess transfer of phosphorus in lakes results from a cascade of liberation and immobilization in the structure of the surrounding landscape. This leads to a general integrative method to limit eutrophication and restore the quality of water bodies.

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About the Author

Guilhem Bourrié, a member of the Académie d'Agriculture de France, is a pedologist and geochemist.

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Publisher
Wiley-ISTE
Publication date
2018
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1786303485
ISBN 13 
9781786303486
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
224
Editor
Bourrié Guilhem