A thorough presentation of analytical methods for characterizing soil chemical properties and processes, Methods, Part 3 includes chapters on Fourier transform infrared, Raman, electron spin resonance, x-ray photoelectron, and x-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopies, and more.

Donald L. Sparks is a distinguished professor of soil science at the University of Delaware.

A.L. Page is a professor at UC-Riverside.

Phillip A. Helmke is a professor of soil science at UW-Madison.

Richard H. Loeppert is a professor at Texas A&M University.