Interactions Between Soil Particles and Microorganisms

ISBN 10: 0471607908 / ISBN 13: 9780471607908

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 2002

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pp. xvi + 566 Illus. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Interactions Between Soil Particles and Microorganisms
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471607908
• ISBN 13: 9780471607908
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This definitive guide provides the scientific community with a critical evaluation of the
interactions of minerals, organic components and microorganisms in the soil and their importance in the ecosystem.
* Provides a unique insight into the effects of microbes on pollutants in the soil, which is necessary for all environmental scientists working in this area
* Allows further discussion and development to uncover the dynamics and mechanisms of the environmental processes of nature

About the Author

Antonio Violante, FASA, FSSSA, is Professor of Soil Chemistry in the Department of Soil, Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy. Dr. Violante has authored or coauthored more than 150 refereed research articles, book chapters, and invited reviews, and has coedited six books. Pan Ming Huang, PhD, FAAAS, FASA, FCSSS, FSSSA, FWIF, is Professor Emeritus of Soil Science at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon, Canada. Dr. Huang has authored over 300 refereed articles and book chapters, written two books, edited seventeen others, and served on many editorial boards. He received the Distinguished Researcher Award from the University of Saskatchewan and the Soil Science Research Award from the Soil Science Society of America. Geoffrey Michael Gadd, PhD, DSc, FIBiol, FLS, FRSE, is the Head of the Division of Molecular and Environmental Microbiology at the University of Dundee, Scotland. Professor Gadd has published over 190 refereed papers, over twenty edited books, and over forty book chapters. He has received the Berkeley Award and the Benefactor's Medal of the British Mycological Society, the Charles Thom Award of the Society for Industrial Microbiology, and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology.