Updated with an increased emphasis on management and attention to current topics and problems, this is the new edition of textbook that examines environmental quality from the perspective of soil science. Authors Pierzynski (Kansas State U.), Sims (U. of Delaware), and Vance (U. of Wyoming) first provide an overview of basic soil science; hydrology; atmospheric chemistry; the classification of pollutants; and the fundamentals of soil, plant, and water analyses. They then discuss the role of nitrogen, phosphorous, sulfur, and other nutrients in environmental quality and explain nutrient management planning. Inorganic and organic contaminants are explored in chapters dealing with trace elements, organic chemical, and global climate change and acidic deposition. Finally, they present chapters on contaminant assessment and remediation. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)