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The soil profile forms the interface between the atmosphere and the geosphere. Material and energy fluxes through the soil profile therefore are of interest to a variety of scientific disciplines, as well as to individuals concerned with land and water resource management. Because water and nutrients vital to plant growth and crop yield flow through the surface soil profile, the study of material and energy fluxes through soil is important to the agriculture and food production industries. However, because the soil profile overlies the ground water resource, flow of chemical contaminants through the soil is of importance to a variety of scientists, agencies, industries, and private citizens concerned with water pollution and resource management.
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Roth, K., Flühler, H., Jury, W., Parker, J. (1990). Introduction. In: Roth, K., Jury, W.A., Flühler, H., Parker, J.C. (eds) Field-Scale Water and Solute Flux in Soils. Monte Verità. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9264-3_1
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