Agroecosystems are domesticated ecosystems intermediate between natural ecosystems
and fabricated ecosystems, and occupy nearly one-third of the land areas of the earth …

This chapter, like Churchman (2000), seeks to bring readers up to date with information and
understanding about the alteration of minerals and the nature of their products in the context …

The dehydration of two Na-saturated synthetic saponites with contrasting layer charge was
studied by modeling the X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns recorded along a water vapor …

Distribution coefficients for sorption and desorption of atrazine were determined for all
combinations of three chemical treatments and four particle size fractions prepared from a …

The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of layer charge on the hydration
of Mg-saturated expandable 2: 1 phyllosilicates. Water retained by 12 Mg-saturated clays at …

Soil management systems that encourage the formation and stabilization of recalcitrant clay–
humic complexes will have the greatest long‐term impact on C sequestration and soil …

The interaction of water with the clay fractions (< 2 μm) from two midwestern soils was
studied using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and gravimetric methods. The …

Micas occur in soils, sediments, and rocks throughout the world. All micas have a 2: 1 layer
structure in which tetrahedral and octahedral sheets are arranged in the sequence …

A specific methodology was developed to refine the complex clay mineralogy commonly
encountered in soil environments. The soil examined was a Cambisol developed into a …

Structural characterization of soil clay minerals often remains limited despite their key
influence on soil properties. In soils, complex clay parageneses result from the coexistence …