Soil Degradation, Conservation and Remediation

• Main Author: Osman, Khan Towhid (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Environment.; Earth sciences.; Agriculture.; Forestry.; Soil science.; Soil conservation.; Soil Science & Conservation.; Earth Sciences, general.

This book views soil as a fundamental resource that must urgently be protected, preserved and restored, in order to secure food for the ever-increasing human population and to maintain the health and quality of the Earth’s ecosystems. It emphasizes the immediate and long-lasting impacts of soil degr...

Table of Contents:

• Soil Resources and Soil Degradation
• Physical Deterioration of Soil
• Soil Erosion by Water
• Wind Erosion
• Chemical Soil Degradation
• Soil Pollution
• Index.