MEET YOUR SOIL: SOIL ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION LABORATORY

SOILSCI 621

Sources, reactions, transport, effects, and fates of chemical species in soils and associated water and air environments. Emphasis on the chemical behavior of elements and compounds and the phenomena affecting natural and anthropogenic materials in soils.

SOILSCI 527

Focuses on soil distribution and soil forming factors for Wisconsin. Teaches skills in describing soil variations across the landscape, characterization of soils in the field, collecting soil samples, use of state-of-the-art soil sensing technologies, processing soil data from proximal soil sensors, report writing and presentation.

SOILSCI 301

Physical chemical and biological properties of soils as they affect soil-plant-water relations, soil classification and suitability for agricultural and other uses.

SOILSCI 131

A overview of the soils of the world and the grand environmental challenges that face humanity. Soils of the USA and Wisconsin included.

SOILSCI 327

Characterization of a soil in the field. Monitoring water flow, nutrient (e.g., nitrate and phosphorus) transport, heat exchange, carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas emission, and soil contamination (e.g., heavy metals, organic pollutants) using soil physical equations and state-of-the-art soil sensing technologies.