Open AccessGENESIS, GEOGRAPHY OF NANOSCOPIC MATTER AND ITS IMPORTANCE FOR FERTILITY AND ECOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING OF SOILS
Author(s) -
B. P. Gradusov
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
bûlletenʹ počvennogo instituta imeni v.v. dokučaeva/bûlletenʹ počvennogo instituta im. v.v. dokučaeva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2312-4202
pISSN - 0136-1694
DOI - 10.19047/0136-1694-2010-66-17-28
Subject(s) - nanoscopic scale , earth science , soil water , land reclamation , scale (ratio) , environmental science , ecology , geography , soil science , geology , nanotechnology , materials science , biology , cartography
The questions of using the concepts and methods of nanoscopic research in soil science are considered. These include the concept of nanoscopic particles, fundamental features of nanoscopic substances, genesis and geography of a large number of minerals with pronounced nanoscopic properties in soils. A number of regularities of nanoscopic minerals placement in soils of Russia and neighboring countries have been revealed. The differences between the main soil types from a nanoscopic point of view. The problem of introduction of nanoscopic research methods in soil science is discussed, and the prospects of using nanosized minerals and formations in improvement of land productivity, including fertilizer production and reclamation, as well as assessment of environmental situations, and design of soil protection measures.