Chapter

Importance of Soil Chemical Properties

From Introduction to Soil Science by Amber Anderson and Rivka Fidel

Concepts

1. Soil Chemical

   "Soil chemical properties influence plant growth, microbial diversity, greenhouse gas emissions, and the movement and breakdown of nutrients and contaminants. Soil chemicals occur in solid, liquid, an

2. Ph Redox

   "Soil pH measures acidity or basicity as the negative logarithm of hydrogen ion concentration. Redox status describes the tendency of chemicals to gain or lose electrons and is influenced by oxygen an

3. Soil Surfaces

   "Most reactions involving solid particles occur at the solid-solution interface because surfaces react much more readily than the interiors of solid particles. Soil surfaces allow dissolution, precipi