Editorial

, Volume: 19( 12)

The Conventional Study of Soil Chemistry

*Correspondence:

Ismail Inci Department of Soil Science, Istanbul University, Turkey, E-mail: i_ismali@gmail.co.tr

Abstract

Introduction

Hydrogen is considered an important energy carrier and media to preserve the hydrogen economy of the future. Hydrogen provides a sustainable future for both transportation and stationary applications close to greenhouse gas emissions especially when generated by separating water and connected to renewable energy sources (solar, wind, and ocean). Since most renewable energy sources are naturally intermittent, hydrogen can serve as a last resort for measuring load and bulk load. It can be generated when a large amount of renewable energy is obtained and stored and converted into energy and heat in a fuel cell or fire engine as per load requirement based on end-time use. The value of various electrochemical technologies is still being developed and these will be briefly reviewed in the following sections.

Soil chemistry can be considered as the formation of natural chemicals in a particular soil. This natural chemical composition of the soil is the function of the parent of that soil. In many parts of the world, soil is naturally formed and is directly affected by weather and rock erosion. When soil is found in rocks, its soil chemistry is a direct expression of rock chemicals, including minerals found in rocks. There are different types of rocks, including large sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous phases. Within this large divide there are different categories of rocks. Thus, rocks are a collection of various minerals. Soils based on these different rocks will contain a wide variety of chemicals. For example, sand from sandstone will have a limited range of different chemicals, while soils found in flammable rock may have significant mineral and chemical variability. However, not all soils are made up of local rock formations.

The materials used by the parent of the soil range from glacial drift (glacial till), to fluvial fluid, as well as extensive damage to the main stone or other deposit caused by gravity (colluvium), among others. Soils based on glacial drift or any of these sources will likely have more complex chemical reactions that reflect the many types of rocks and other materials embedded in the parent material. Thus, the chemical composition of the natural world is a reflection of its resources. While the soil will benefit from the chemical composition of a given mineral, organic matter is found in living organisms (e.g., animals, plants, fungi). This is the living thing that is often regarded as the key to good soil health.

Natural soil composition can be altered by various natural forces such as immersion of chemical elements in groundwater, chemical reactions, and biological activity. However, soil chemicals can also be altered by human impact from a variety of land uses, including agriculture. It is thought that soil chemicals can, and will be converted to natural forces, and one might consider these changes to have negative or positive effects depending on the future of the soil intended for use. Similar to natural changes, human soil management can lead to positive or negative changes in soil chemistry, such as increased soil biodiversity or erosion due to aggressive farming practices. Soil chemistry is the study of how nutrients and their compounds are distributed within and between the three main phases including soil, solids, liquids, and gases. By studying the reaction of cation exchanges, we seek to understand and predict how well-charged ions are distributed between solid and liquid phases. Because this distribution plays an important role in the movement and disintegration of soil and suspended soil, the acquisition and transport of nutrients and pollutants, as well as the regulation of soil acidity, cation exchange is an important and unifying concept in soil science.

Acknowledgment

The authors are grateful to the journal editor and the anonymous reviewers for their helpful comments and suggestions.

Declaration for Conflicts of Interests

The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.