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quartz

feldspar

SiO 4 tetrahedron

radius ratio rule

electronegativity

chain silicate

double chain silicate

sheet silicate

framework silicate

chemical weathering

oxidation

reduction

redox potential

goethite

soil organic matter

kaolinite

illite

smectite

tetrahedral sheet

octahedral sheet

ion exchange clay

6.4.3 Cation exchange

soil chemistry

soil catena

oxisol

vertisol

chemical index alteration

soil pH

soil structure

soil horizon

spodosol

aluminium solubility

aquept

gley

clay catalysts

radon

organic contaminant

volatile organic contaminant

biodegradation organic contaminants

remediation contaminated land

PAHs soils

phytoremediation

hydrogen bonds

metastable minerals

reaction kinetics

van der Waals’ forces

saturated solution

lignin

base cations

solubility product

solubility

carbonate saturation index

vapour pressure

hydrophobic