Electronic Books

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A Short Course in Soil–Structure Engineering of Deep Foundations, Excavations and Tunnels

A Short Course in Soil-structure Engineering of Deep Foundations, Excavations and Tunnels, focuses on the three major geotechnical ...

A Visual Atlas for Soil Micromorphologists

This atlas is an up-to-date visual resource on the features and structures observed in soil thin sections, i.e. soil micromorphology.

Advanced Techniques in Soil Microbiology

"Advanced Techniques in Soil Microbiology" presents a wide range of biotechnological methods for application in soil microbiology ...

Advances in Integrated Soil Fertility Research in sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Opportunities

Food insecurity is a central concern and a fundamental challenge for human welfare and economic growth in Africa. Low agricultural ...

Advances in Plant and Animal Boron Nutrition

This book reviews all aspects of boron research in recent years and is based on the Third International Symposium on all ...

Agroecological Transitions: From Theory to Practice in Local Participatory Design

There is wide agreement on the need to change the prevalent agricultural models, given their negative impacts and their incompatibility ...

Air, Water and Soil Quality Modelling for Risk and Impact Assessment

This book is the result of the Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Air, Water and Soil Quality Modelling ...

An Introduction to Soil Mechanics / Arnold Verruijt

Offers a superb introduction to theoretical and practical soil mechanics. Special attention is given to the risks of failure ...

Analysis, Design and Construction of Foundations / M Cheng, Chi Wai Law, Lei Lei Liu

Outlines methods for analysis and design the construction of shallow and deep foundations with particular reference to case ...

Applied Hydrogeophysics

This book focuses on how hydrogeophysical methods can be applied to solve problems facing environmental engineers, geophysicists, ...

Assessing Recent Soil Erosion Rates through the Use of Beryllium-7 (Be-7)

This book is the first comprehensive guideline for the beryllium-7 (Be-7) technique that can be applied to evaluate short-term ...

Biogeochemistry of Trace Elements in Arid Environments

Global warming has worsened the water resource crisis in many arid zones worldwide, from Africa to Asia, affecting millions ...

Biological Invasions Belowground: Earthworms as Invasive Species

he most conspicuous biological invasions in terrestrial ecosystems have been by exotic plants, insects and vertebrates. Less ...

Biological Nitrogen Fixation: Towards Poverty Alleviation through Sustainable Agriculture

This volume covers recent developments in both fundamental and applied research in biological nitrogen fixation. It emphasizes ...

Bioremediation of Soils Contaminated with Aromatic Compounds

Environmental biotechnology, which was in its infancy in the early 80's, has evolved thanks to the revolution brought about ...

Biosaline Agriculture and High Salinity Tolerance

this book reviews the current state of knowledge in biosaline agriculture and high salinity tolerance in plants. It mainly ...

Biosaline Agriculture and Salinity Tolerance in Plants

This volume focuses on reclamation, management, and utilization of salt-affected soils, their sustainable use, and evaluation ...

Clays

Here is a comprehensive and up to-do-date presentation of the origins, and properties of clay minerals at the Earths surface. ...

Coal Combustion Byproducts and Environmental Issues

Coal Combustion Byproducts and Environmental Issues addresses the major implications and critical issues surrounding coal ...

Colloidal Transport in Porous Media

Colloids are known to be the often neglected phase for the transport of pollutants in aquatic ecosystems. The book covers ...

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