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Links to Soil Science Resources

Soils Training - Pointing Out Prismatic  Structure in Fragipan Horizon (Bx)

Geology, Hydrogeology, and Soils Training  Workshops and Courses.

Training Opportunities

Wilkes University
Brian Orams Training Webpage
Brian Orams - Personal Webpage
Field Training in Soil Science and GeoSciences

Local Links

Soil Formation and Classifications
Soil Forming Factors
Soil Temperature Regimes
Soil Moisture Regimes
Soils Defined

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• Soil Science Worldwide
• Virtual Libraries / Databases
• Institutions / Organizations
• Teaching and Learning Online (For students only ?)
  • Basics
  • Soil Biology and - Biochemistry
  • Soil Chemistry
  • Soil Physics
  • Agriculture
  • Forest Soils
  • Taxononmies and Soil Profiles
  • Distance Learning Courses

Worldwide

• NSCSS unofficial Soil Science Home Page. A selection of American sites, and a guide to soil science related mailing lists
• The University of Western Australia, with a selection of Australian and New Zealand sites
• Soil Science Links Site at Adelaide, Australia. Very well structured and sorted. 
• Bioremediation Discussion Group .
• SOIL MICROMORPHOLOGY HOME PAGE.

Databases

• Agriculture database at Yahoo. Very large internet database on Agriculture and
• Soil Science
• Environmental Organization Web Directory on Agriculture and Soil Science
• Soil Science Topics of the Natural Resource Management Database
• The Virtual Library on Soils and Substrates
• The World-Wide Web Virtual Library of the W3 Consortium including scientific links
• ONLINE-BIBLIOGRAPHY on PODSOLS The first one worldwide; approximately 750 articles are listed.

Institutions / Organizations

• ASA/CSSA/SSSA - American Society of Agronomy (ASA); Crop Science Society of American (CSSA); and the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA)
• Canadian Soil Information System of AAFC - Agriculture and Agri-Food
• Clay Minerals Society Home page, membership info., publications (including the Clays and Clay Minerals journal), projects, calendar of events, listserver info., links
• EPA- US Environmental Protection Agency
• ISSS- International Soil Science Society
• NASIS- National Soil Information System, an entirely new system for managing soil survey map unit data
• Pennsylvania Association of Soil Scientists
• SSSA- Soil Science Society of America
• United Nations Compendium of Information Services
• USDA - United States Department of Agriculture and the Erosion Lab of USDA-ARS
• SOIL QUALITY INSTITUTE - USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
• Brian Oram webpage at Wilkes University- Soil Texture Calculator and Soil Hydraulic Property Calculator
• USDA - Soil Classification- online database and more
• Keys to Taxonomy- downloadable pdf file

Teaching Online

Basics
• Some basics of soil
• Soil Facts
• Understanding the Soil Process , Basics on Soil
• Soil Term Glossary
• Careful Soil Sampling
• Recommended Soil Testing procedures for the northeastern USA
Soil Biology and -Biochemistry
• Digital Learning Center for Microbial Ecology. Excellent WWW site, including a virtual tour through the microbial zoo
• Microbial Ecology Sources on the WWW
• Introduction to Mychoriza
Soil Chemistry
• Soil Facts on Soil Chemistry
• Soil Humic Substances
• Pollutants in Groundwater, Risk Assessment
• Soil Chelates
Soil Physics
• Soil Physics
Agriculture
• Texas Plant Disease Handbook
Forest Soils
• SSSA Forest Soils HomePage
• Forest Site Preperation
• Forest Soil Conservation
• Forest Fertilization Handbook
Taxonomies, Soil Profiles
• FAO Soil Classification interactive teaching program (Windows only) by F. Bailly
• FAO - Soil Unit Classification Scheme
• Soil Taxonomy
• Soil Profiles of Europe
Distance Learning Programs or Courses
• Texas Tech University -Masters in Crop and Soil Science
• North Carolina Soil Science
• University of Florida
• Iowa State University







Mr. Brian Oram
Professional Geologist, Professional Soil Scientist, PASEO
15 Hillcrest Drive
Dallas, PA 18612
Phone (570) 675 - 0253
Fax (570) 675 - 0253
Mr. Brian Oram, Professional Geologist, PA Sewage Enforcement Officer, Soil Scientist, Licensed Well Driller


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