LAAS5311

LAAS 5311 - Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy (3 Cr.)

Soil, Water, & Climate (11025) TCOA - College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences

LAAS 5311 - Soil Chemistry and Mineralogy (3 Cr.)

Course description

Structural chemistry, origin/identification of crystalline soil clay minerals. Structure of soil organic matter. Chemical processes in soil: solubility, adsorption/desorption, ion exchange, oxidation/reduction, acidity, alkalinity. Solution of problems related to environmental degradation, plant nutrition, and soil genesis.

prereq: [[Chem 1022 or equiv], Phys 1102, grad] or instr consent

Minimum credits

3

Maximum credits

3

Is this course repeatable?

No

Grading basis

OPT - Student Option

Lecture

Typically offered term(s)

Every Fall & Spring