Credit hours
In-class work per week |
Practice per week |
Credits |
Duration |
Total |
3 |
3 |
8 |
15 weeks |
120 hours |
Instructor
Paulo Leonel Libardi
Objective
- Learn and apply the physical-chemical and hydraulic principles that govern the dynamics of solutes in
the soil.
- Develop in students the ability to critically analyze problems related to the dynamics of solutes in the
soil, based on scientific works in the area.
Content
The soil solution. Chemistry of the soil matrix surface. Electrochemistry of the solid-liquid interface. Ion
exchange capacity. Flow of ions in soil: miscible displacement; physical processes of solute movement in
soil; types of solute flow; breakthrough curves. Mathematical models for movement of solutes. Soil ion
flux experiments in columns under laboratory conditions; use of radioactive and stable tracers; soil
solution sampling in the field. Nutrient leaching. Determination of nutrient balance components in an
agricultural crop using nuclear techniques.
Bibliography
1 - HILLEL, D. Environmental Soil Physics. Academic Press, NY (USA), 771p. 1998.
2 - DANE, J. H.; TOPP, C. (Editors) .Methods of soil analysis. Part 4. Madison, American Society of
Agronomy, 2002.
3 - LIBARDI, P.L. Dinâmica da Água no solo. EDUSP, 346p., 2018.
4 - WARRICK, A.W. (Editor). Soil Physics Companion. CRC Press, NY (USP) 389p., 2002.
5 - JURY, W.A.; HORTON, R. Soil physics. 6th ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York, 384p., 2004.
6 - HILLEL, D. Introduction to Environmental Soil Physics. Elsevier Academic Press, San Diego (USA), 494p., 2004.
7 - CHANG, R. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY for the Chemical and Biological Sciences. University Science Books, Sausalito (CA), 1018 p, 2000.