Soil science working for a living [electronic resource] : applications of soil science to present-day problems / Edited by David Dent; Yuriy Dmytruk.

Chemical Composition of Fe-Mn NodulesConclusions; References; 3 Fractal Properties of Coarse/Fine-Related Distribution in Forest Soils on Colluvium; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Study Area; Field Observations and Sampling; Results and Discussion; Soil Macro-morphology; Fractal Properties of the c/f-Related Distribution; Calcic Chernozem; Luvic Phaeozem; Luvic Gleyic Phaeozem; Conclusions; References; Assessment of Resources and Risks; 4 The Last Steppes: New Perspectives on an Old Challenge; Abstract; A Perfect Storm; New Perspectives; A Totally Unexpected Success. Global Assessment of Land DegradationThe State of the Steppes; Acknowledgments; References; 5 Using Multispectral Satellite Imagery for Parameterisation of Eroded Chernozem; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 6 Pedo-geochemical Assessment of a Holsteinian Occupation Site; Abstract; Introduction; Archaeological Context; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; 7 Using Geostatistics, DEM and Remote Sensing to Clarify Soil Cover Maps of Ukraine; Abstract; Introduction. Materials and MethodsResults and Discussion; Variogram Modelling and Geostatistical Simulations; Select a Grid-Cell Size; DEM Generation from Contour Data; DEM Generation from Contours; Extraction of Land Surface Parameters (LSPs) and Unsupervised Extraction of Landforms; Spatial Prediction of Soil Mapping Units; Multinomial Logistic Regression; Selection of Training Pixels; Conclusions; References; 8 Making Better Soil Maps Using Models of Tangential Curvature; Abstract; Introduction; Materials and Methods; Results and Discussion; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References. 9 Determination of Soil Loss Tolerance for Chernozem of Right-Bank UkraineAbstract; Introduction; Study Area; Field and Laboratory Methods; Modified IP Model; Calculation of SLT; Results and Discussion; Conclusions; References; 10 Assessment of Problems of Soil Contamination Using Environmental Indicators; Abstract; Introduction; Proposals; Conclusions; References; 11 Mathematical Tools to Assess Soil Contamination by Deposition of Technogenic Emissions; Abstract; Introduction; Problem Description; Problem Solving; Development of a Mathematical Model of Soil Contamination.

This book discusses gritty issues that society faces every day: food and water security, environmental services provided by farmers, almost accidentally, and taken for granted by everyone else, the capability of the land to provide our needs today and for the foreseeable future and pollution of soil, air and water. The chapters are grouped in four main themes: soil development - properties and qualities; assessment of resources and risks; soil fertility, degradation and improvement and soil contamination, monitoring and remediation. It is a selection of papers presented at the Pedodiversity in Space and Time Symposium held at Chernivtsi National University, Ukraine, 15-19 September 2015.