Soil science 1300-OGLC-GES
The classes are aimed at presenting methods of analyzing soil properties, description of soil profiles and interpretation of the results obtained from various analytical tests:
1. Grain-size composition of soils (grain-size groups). Type and name of soil setting. Comparison of Soil Classification Systems.
2. Determination of the CaCO3 content by the Scheibler method.
3. Determination of organic matter content in soils: Tiurin method, H2O2 method, ignition loss method.
4. Fractionation of organic matter. Determination of humic and fulvic acid content.
5. Iodometric and spectrophotometric determination of iron
6. Determination of soil pH (Head’s method)
7. Determination of cation exchange capacity (Kappen method).
8. Description of profiles of Polish soils.
Type of course
Prerequisites (description)
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, the student:
- determines selected physical and chemical parameters of soils in the lab,
- defines the interdependence between the parameters
- describes soil profiles.
Assessment criteria
Final written assessment, reports on the conducted analyses.
Additional information
Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:
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