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Soil Degradation, Conservation and Remediation

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Authors:
  1. Khan Towhid Osman

    1. Department of Soil Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh

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  • Leads the reader from the basics to a comprehensive understanding of soil degradation, conservation and remediation
  • Study questions at the end of each chapter reinforce concepts
  • Written in an easy-to-follow, logical style
  • Special focus on causes, processes and impacts of soil degradation
  • Emphasizes the measures to effect soil conservation and remediation

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Soil Resources and Soil Degradation

    • Khan Towhid Osman
    Pages 1-43

  3. Physical Deterioration of Soil

    • Khan Towhid Osman
    Pages 45-67

  4. Soil Erosion by Water

    • Khan Towhid Osman
    Pages 69-101

  5. Wind Erosion

    • Khan Towhid Osman
    Pages 103-123

  6. Chemical Soil Degradation

    • Khan Towhid Osman
    Pages 125-148

  7. Soil Pollution

    • Khan Towhid Osman
    Pages 149-226

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 227-237
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About this book

In view of the grave consequences of soil degradation on ecosystem functions, food security, biodiversity and human health, this book covers the extent, causes, processes and impacts of global soil degradation, and processes for improvement of degraded soils. Soil conservation measures, including soil amendments, decompaction, mulching, cover cropping, crop rotation, green manuring, contour farming, strip cropping, alley cropping, surface roughening, windbreaks, terracing, sloping agricultural land technology (SALT), dune stabilization, etc., are discussed. Particular emphasis is given to soil pollution and the methods of physical, chemical and biological remediation of polluted soils. This book will lead the reader from the basics to a comprehensive understanding of soil degradation, conservation and remediation.

Reviews

“The book … ‘give lucid accounts of the principal processes of soil degradation, its effects on soil quality, plant production and human health, and methods of improvement of degraded soils’. … the book is interesting to the graduate and undergraduate students in Soil Science, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences as it provides complete aspect of soil degradation supplemented with many color plates of the real issues and a lot of self study questions at the end of each unit.” (P. C. Abhilash, Journal of Cleaner Production, April, 2015)

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Soil Science, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh

    Khan Towhid Osman

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Soil Degradation, Conservation and Remediation

  • Authors: Khan Towhid Osman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7590-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2014

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-7589-3Published: 15 October 2013

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-024-0280-3Published: 23 August 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-7590-9Published: 01 October 2013

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 237

  • Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 34 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Soil Science & Conservation, Agriculture, Earth Sciences, general, Forestry

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