Learning Outcomes

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

• Describe the components of soils
• Discuss how land use affects global ecosystem conditions
• Identify environmental effects of pesticides
• Recognize the relationship between exposure to POPs and human health
• Explain alternative practices in farming and soil management

Chapter Outline

• 9.1 Soil Profiles and Processes
• 9.2 Soil-Plant Relations
• 9.3 Conventional Agriculture
• 9.4 Pests and Pesticides
• 9.5 Sustainable Agriculture
• 9.6 Chapter Resources

Attribution

Essentials of Environmental Science by Kamala Doršner is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Modified from the original.