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While the herbicide itself sticks around for only a short time, the contaminant TCDD can linger in sediment for decades, said Kenneth Olson, a professor emeritus of soil science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
—Hannah Norman and Patricia Kime, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Students participate in hands-on, outdoor activities and learn about wildlife habitat, soil science, environmental sustainability, mathematics and more.
—Candace Oehler, Forbes, 16 Feb. 2024
Murray, who has a doctorate in forensic soil science, has tried to instill those same lessons in her own children.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
Even as recent as my undergraduate soil science class (OK, not that recent), we were taught that the presence of any goldenrod in a field was synonymous with poor soil fertility.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 Sep. 2023
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First Known Use
1915, in the meaning defined above
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“Soil science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soil%20science. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
soil science
noun
: the science of soils
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