Geochemistry of soil radionuclides [held at the 1999 Soil Science Society of America annual meeting at Salt Lake City, UT

Recurring concerns about the environmental fate and potential health impacts of radionuclides continue to focus interest on understanding the mechanisms controlling their transport in soils and their biological availability. This work builds on both basic science and empirical engineering studies to provide a mechanistic approach to facilitate risk assessment and cost-effective remediation procedures. The authors highlight theories and technologies developed in understanding the fate of radionuclides in soils, groundwater and in potential nuclear waste repositories. Also available: Minerals in Soil Environments, 2nd Edition - ISBN 0891187871 Methods of Soil Analysis. Part 2. Microbiological and Biochemical Properties - ISBN 089118810X The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America are prominent international scientific societies headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. 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Some of the many areas we publish in include: -Soils Methods and Management -Crop Development and Improvement -Agrosystem Management and the Global Food Crisis -Environmental Conservation and Climatology Microbiological and biochemical properties; Soil sampling for microbiological analysis; Statistical treatment of microbial data; Soil sterilization; Soil water potential; Most probable number counts; Light microscopy methods for studying soil microorganisms; Viruses; Recovery and enumeration of viable bacteria; Coliform bacteria; Autotropic nitrifying bacteria; Free-living dinitrogen-fixing bacteria; Legume nodule symbionts; Anaerobic bacteria and processes; Denitrifiers; Actinomycetes; Frankia and the actinorhizal symbiosis; Filamentous fungi; Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi; Isolation of microorganisms producing antibiotics; Microbiological procedures for biodegradation research; Algae and cyanobacteria; Nematodes; Protozoa; Arthropods; Carbon utilization and fatty acid profiles for characterization of bacteria; Multilocus enzyme electrophoresis methods for the analysis of bacterial population genetic structure; Spontaneous and instrinsic antibiotic resistance markers; Serology and conjugation of antibodies; Whole-cell protein profiles oi soil bacteria by gel electrophoresis; Plasmid profiles; DNA fingerprinting and restriction fragment lenght polymosphism analysis; Nucleic acid probes; Marking soil bacteria with lacZY; Detection of specific DNA sequences in environmental samples via polymerase chian reaction; Isolation and purification of bacterial DNA from soil; Microbial biomass; Soil enzymes; Carbon mineralization; Isotopic methods for the study of soil organic matter dynamics; Practical considerations in the use of nitrogen tracers in agricultural and environmental research; Nitrogen availability indices; Nitrogen mineralization, immobilization, and nitrification; Dinitrogen fixation; Measuring denitrification in the field; Sulfur oxidation and reduction in soils; Iron and manganeses oxidation and reduction Introduction to Properties Sources and Characteristics of Soil Radionuclides -- Operative Pathways of Chromate and Uranyl Reduction within Soils and Sediments -- Colloid Properties and Their Effects on Radionuclide Transport through Soils and Groundwaters -- Soil Radionuclide Plumes -- Soil Mineral Backfills and Radionuclide Retention -- Geochemical Interactions of Actinides in the Environment -- Role of Radionuclide Sorption in High-Level Waste Performance Assessment: Approaches for the Abstraction of Detailed Models -- Geochemical Speciation of Actinides in Soil and Solution -- Simulating the pH and pCO2 Dependence of Uranium(VI) Adsorption by a Weathered Schist with Surface Complexation Models -- Molecular Models of Radionuclide Interaction with Soil Minerals -- Front Matter An introduction to soil mineralogy; Surface chemistry of soil minerals; An introduction to organic matter in mineral soils; Mineral equilibria and the soil system; Mineral occurrence in soil environments; Carboonate, halide, sulfate, and sulfide minerals; Aluminum oxides and oxyhydroxides; Iron oxides; Manganese oxides ands hydroxides; Kaolin and serpentine group minerals; The pyrophyllite-talc group; Micas; Vermiculites; Chlorites and hydroxy-interlayered vermiculite and smectite; Interstratification in layer silicates; Palygorskite and sepiolite group minerals; Zeolites in soils; Silica in soils: quartz and disordered silica polymorphs; Feldpars, olivines, pyroxenes, and amphiboles; Allophane and imogolite; Phosphate minerals; Titanium and zirconium minerals A basic knowledge of mineralogy has become essential in all aspects of soil and earth science. This comprehensive book includes introductory mineralogy, surface chemistry, mineral equilibria, soil organic matter, and mineral occurrence, as well as the thorough treatment of all minerals you would expect from the series. Of particular interest is the chapter on mineral occurrence in soils of the world. Also Land Application of Agricultural, Industrial, and Municipal By-Products - ISBN 0891188347 Soil Testing and Plant Analysis, Third Edition - ISBN 0891188444 One of the primary references on analytical methods in soil science, Part 2 of the Methods series will be useful to all biogeoscientists, especially those with an interest in microbiology or bioremediation.