1. Soil chemistry and land use
- Author
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Malcolm S. Cresser, Anthony C. Edwards, and Zakia Parveen
- Subjects
Pollution ,Underpinning ,Land use ,business.industry ,Ecology ,Agroforestry ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Soil chemistry ,The Renaissance ,Geography ,History and Philosophy of Science ,Agriculture ,Food processing ,Chemistry (relationship) ,business ,media_common - Abstract
As an empirical pseudo-science, soil chemistry was one of the oldest branches of chemistry, originating in pre-historic times. It continued in this low-key role until it evolved in the late nineteenth and early to mid twentieth centuries as a research discipline crucial to underpinning agriculture and the technical demands of increased food production. Over the past decade it has enjoyed a renaissance as its wider applications, especially in pollution science and hydrogeochemistry, and hence in strategic long-term environment planning, have been increasingly recognized.
- Published
- 1993