Contents: 1. CONCEPTS OF SOIL 2. EARTH CRUST 3. SOIL FORMING ROCKS AND MINERALS 4. WEATHERING OF ROCKS AND MINERALS 5. SOIL GENESIS 6. SOIL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 7. SOIL CHEMICAL PROPERTIES 8. SOIL ORGANIC MATTER 9. SOIL ORGANISMS 10. SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION 11. SOIL POLLUTION