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Natural Resources and Environment

Covers soil as a resource, including taxonomy, fertility, conservation, pollution, biology, mineralogy, physics and chemistry of soils.
Agriculture Network Information Center logoAgNIC on Soil Science
Agriculture Network Information Center.
Lists over 100 soil science resources available through the AgNIC portal. Topics include soil analysis, soil biology, soil management, and soil types.
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Soil and cropsSoil and Water Management
USDA. NAL. Alternative Farming Systems Information Center.
Covers information on sustainable soil conservation and management practices.
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Soil testingNatural Resources Conservation Service Soils Web Site
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Provides scientifically-based soil information including the Web Soil Survey, Official Soil Series Descriptions, SOILS - Tools for Educators, soil surveys by State, and the Urban Soil Primer.
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Soil Taxonomy Maps  (PDF|15.1 MB)
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Shows US distribution maps of the 12 major soil orders with profile photographs, notes on key features and a global soil regions map. Offers a poster version and full text of Soil Taxonomy, A Basic System of Soil Classification for Making and Interpreting Soil Surveys, 2nd edition (PDF|10 MB) is also accessible.
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Soil Education
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Offers facts, definitions, books, brochures, CD's, interactive lessons, images, posters, illustrations and links to other government, non-profit, public sites teaching soils and other natural resources at adult, professional, K-12 levels.
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Cattle grazing on rangelandState of the Land
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Provides statistical data, text, maps on land use, soils, conservation, erosion, urbanization, water quality, and related environmental topics.
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World Soil Resources
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Collects international soil resources such as world soil resources maps, online soil education materials, technical references and papers, professional organizations, and related links.
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Environmental Protection Agency logoSoil Contaminants
Environmental Protection Agency.
Provides information about common soil contaminants including pollution from hazardous substances, pesticide and fertilizer use, and industrial or chemical processes.
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Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship project logoLand Application CAFO Fact Sheets
Livestock and Poultry Environmental Stewardship Project.
Lists publications including rules, requirements, options and limits for land application of wastes from animals in Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO).
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Soils of Arid Regions of the United States and Israel
University of Arizona. Office of Arid Lands Studies. International Arid Lands Consortium.
Covers arid soils worldwide, emphasizing dryland soils in the United States and Israel with surveys, maps, classification schemes and discussions on dry soils management.
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Last Modified: Sep 24, 2008  
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    Wildlife and Biological Resources
See Also
    Soil and Water Conservation Society
    Soil Science Society of America
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