TY - BOOK AU - Hillel, Daniel TI - Soil in the environment : crucible of terrestrial life SN - 9780123485366 U1 - 631.4 PY - 2008/// CY - Burlington, MA PB - Academic Press KW - Soils KW - Environmental aspects N1 - Includes appendices, glossary, bibliographical references and index; Soil as a living body: its dynamic role in the environment -- Soil in the history of civilization -- Soil formation -- Soil classification -- Soil physical attributes -- Soil-water statics -- Soil-water dynamics -- Soil-water cycle -- Soil-water and soil-energy balances in the field -- Soil chemical attributes and processes -- Soil fertility and plant nutrition -- Soil biodiversity -- Soil and water management -- Soil erosion and conservation -- Soil pollution and remediation -- Concluding overview ER -