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SSC 102—Soil Chemistry |
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COURSE DESCRIPTION: Discussions of interactions between soil solids, precipitates and solution phases including: mineralogy, ion exchange, adsorption, weathering and buffering, soil colloidal behavior, acidic and basic soils, salinity, and models of solution and solid phase interactions. |
| COURSE FORMAT: Three hours of lecture, one hour of discussion, and three hours of laboratory. Normally there are two midterms, a final and four problem sets. In laboratory, students work in groups but prepare individual reports. |
| PREREQUISITES: Introductory courses in Soil Science or earth sciences, physical sciences, or consent of the instructor. |
| TEXT: Environmental Soil Chemistry – by D. L. Sparks |
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| Section 1. Introduction |
| Section 2. The soil solid phase |
| Section 3. Chemistry of the soil solution phase |
| Section 4. Solubility relationship of soil components |
| Section 5. Chemistry of carbonate systems |
| Section 6. Exchange reactions in soil-sediment systems |
| Section 7. Adsorption on soil colloids |
| Section 8. Soil buffering and acidic and basic soils |
| Section 9. Oxidation-Reduction reactions in soil systems |