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Soil and Water Chemistry
Soil and Water Chemistry 100 Hours Certificate Course
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Learn about soil and water chemistry in different situations and how it is applied in agriculture, environmental management and health.
Soil is a combination of mineral and organic matter, water and air. It is created by external processes that break rock into fine particles. Without these processes, Earth would not be able to support plant life, or us. About ½ of the total volume of good soil is a mixture of disintegrated and decomposed rock (mineral matter) and humus, the decomposed remains of animals and plants (organic matter). The remaining half is space where air and water circulate. The nature of soil in any given environment depends upon its parent material, time, climate, plants and animals, and slope.
The chemistry of the soil is affected by a number of things, including environmental or ecological factors such as sunlight, temperature plus the pH of the soil itself, its mineral make up, plus organic material. For environmentalists working with soil, it is important to be able to learn how contaminants are first introduced and what problems they can cause. Adsorption, desorption, precipitation, dissolution and other reactions can occur to either increase or decrease soil toxicity.
Water comes in three states: in liquid form, in steam, or as ice. It is a chemically active inorganic polar compound made from two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen bonded together, also known as H₂O. Water can react with metals and metal oxides to form ‘bases’, with non-metal oxides to form ‘acids’, and with specific organic compounds to form alcohols.
All around the earth and atmosphere, water is known to serve as a temperature regulator: in the form of ice it creates a cooling effect, in the form of steam it creates a heating effect. By being the main component of our large bodies of water, such as oceans and lakes, it also helps balance our global climate. Pure water is an excellent solvent yet poor conductor of electricity, however, there are various forms of water which can make them good electrical conductors, such as presence of minerals and dissolved ions, among others.
In this expertly designed course, you will gain an in-depth knowledge of both soil and water chemistry and is ideal for anyone seeking to work in or already working in environmental related industries.
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