Course Overview

LECTURE TOPICS



I. Soil Chemistry Overview and Problem Solving

II. Soil Matrix Composition

III. Chemical Processes Affecting Strongly Bound Soil Elements

- Aqueous complexation

- Precipitation and Dissolution

- Adsorption _ Macroscopic and Molecular Models

VI. Systematic Application of Soil Chemistry to Problem Solving

Learning Achievement

Course Objectives: (1) To gain awareness of the complexity of soils and soil components, and soil chemical processes that affect strongly bound nutrients and contaminants; (2) To develop skills in applying soil chemistry toward solving environmental and agricultural problems; and (3) To relate molecular-scale soil chemical properties and processes to macroscale behavior of soil contaminants and plant nutrients.

Competence

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Course schedule

Course type

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Zeng-Yei Hseu

Other information

Graduate Institute of Agricultural Chemistry

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