HELPFUL RESOURCES ON THE INTERNET FOR STUDENTS IN

"Soils in the Environment "

The following web links come from a variety of sources. Every effort has been made to only list sites which your instructors think might be helpful and that appear to originate from reliable sources. However, web sites may become outdated, deactivated, or even change in content entirely. Endorsement of any organizations, companies, individuals or products, or assurance of absolute accuracy should not be implied by them being listed here. In other words "Browse at Your Own Risk" and remember that this material is supplementary material simply provided as another resource for you. If you have any problems with, or questions about, any of the sites listed please contact your instructor. They have been arranged roughly into relevant categories for your lab course and for exploring the field of soil science in general.

SOIL PROPERTIES:

Soil Color

Soil Color - Univ. of Akron slide show
Soil Color - NASA slide show
Soil Color - IRI, Inc. Guide
Classifying Soil Color
Soil Color, Organic C, Hydromorphology Relationships in Sandy Epipedons
morphology
Soil Survey Manual Ch.3, Examination/Description of Soils, Soil Color
The Garden w/ Insight garden simulator v1.0: soil color
PEERS Soil Information: Color

Acidity & Alkalinity

The Effect of Soil pH on Nutrient Availability
Soil pH (Berks County Master Gardeners)
Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendatioms
Testing Soil pH with pHScan Tester
Soil acidity... How to adjust the soil pH in your garden
North Otago Sustainable Land Mgt.- Soil pH
Soil pH and Soil Acidity or Alkalinity
Soil pH
Soil pH: What It Means

Colloids & Cation Exchange

Soil colloids
CEC lecture
CEC Tutorial
CECslides2
Other Analyses--Lab for Environmental Analysis
soil-chem-9710: Cation Exchange Dialogue
Soil Colloids chapter
Sources. Negative Charge:
HTML document for the World Wide Web
HTML University GEO 100 Notes Cation Exchange
HTML University GEO 100 Notes Soil Colloids

Organic Matter

04-27-1998 What is soil organic matter?
Evaluation of Soil Organic Matter Models
What is the value of the organic matter test for soil samples?
Status of Land Management, Simulating changes in soil organic matter
Status of Land Management, Soil Organic Matter
7(q) Soil Organic Matter Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling
Sustainable Management of Soil Organic Matter
Sources of Soil OM

Chemical Movement in Soils

Introduction to Chemical Movement in Soil

Chemical Movement in Soils (CMIS) Educ. Model (Software)

Water Content & Movement

** Soil, Water, and Crop Characteristics important to irrigation scheduling
(*glossary of soil water terms; *good illustrations of water content/movement in soil)
* Soil texture triangle: hydraulic properties calculator
(*interactive calculator - just input sand and clay contents)
* Scientific Application: Limitations of microbial degradation of pesticides due to soil water content
(* Application of soil water content information to microbial pesticide degradation in soil)
How Soil Holds Water, G90-964
Soil Water Potential Tutorial
Soil, Water and Plant Characteristics Important to Irrigation
Estimating Generalized Soil-water Characteristics from Texture
WaterMod 2 Software: soil water dynamics model (software for modeling soil water movement)

Bulk Density & Porosity

lab5chap2 (Significance of Bulk Density)

lab5chap3 (Compaction, Porosity and Soil Temperature)

bulk density and pore space (includes bulk density sampler photos)

Bulk Density Determination
NJAS, 47/2, Bulk density and porosity distributions in a compost pile
Introduction to Soil Science
Media: Bulk Density
SOIL BULK DENSITY
Bulk Density
The Garden with Insight garden simulator v1.0: bulk density
FIFE Soil Bulk Density Data Data Set Document
NSSH - Soil Properties and Qualities (Part 618)

Texture & Particle Size

Particle Size Distribution
Soil Texture
Soil texture and structure
LAB3CHAP1
Urban Forestry Lab. Exercise, Optional Laboratory: Soil Particle Size And Texture
Soil Survey Manual Particle Size Distribution/Soil Texture
AY-249

Chemistry

Acid-Base Titrations

Oxidation Numbers and Redox Reactions

Soil Biology and Microbiology

Iowa State University Entomology Image Gallery

Soil Biological Communities

Soil Biology

DLC-ME The Microbe Zoo Dirtland

Soil Quality Institute

Institute of soil Biology Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic

Soil Surveys, GPS, GIS

Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)

Natural Area Teaching Lab (NATL) on UF Campus

Natural Area Teaching Lab Aerial Photos

Soil Survey Listings

Soil Surveys on the Web

Dade County Florida On-Line Soil Survey

Foundations of GIS course at UF - GEO 3171

Maps Library

UF - Urban & Regional Planning

Lab Boundary Info. System - FL Maps (DEP)

National Geographic Society

The GIS Data Depot

The US Geological Survey (USGS)

OTHER USEFUL LINKS:

UF Sites

UF Soil and Water Science Dept.
UF Home Page

Miscellaneous Soil Sites

Soil Taxonomy, Keys to Soil Taxonomy - Twelve Soil Orders; General Soil Slides from South Dakota State University
Careers for Soil Scientists
Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2000-01 Edition
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Employment Projections Home Page
Soil Science Career Service