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United States

Alabama
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Auburn University, College of Agriculture, Agronomy and Soils
URL: http://www.ag.auburn.edu/dept/ay/
Source: Auburn University
Contact: jtouchto@acesag.auburn.edu

Alabama A&M, School of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Department of Plant and Soil Science
URL: http://saes.aamu.edu/pscd.htm
Source: Alabama A&M
Contact: GSharma@aamu.edu

Alaska
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University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Agriculture and Land Resources Management, Department of Plant, Animal and Soil Sciences
URL: http://www.lter.alaska.edu/~salrm/school/pass.html
Source: University of Alaska Fairbanks
Contact: ffsds@uaf.edu

Arizona
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University of Arizona, College of Agriculture, Department of Soil, Water and Environmental Science
URL: http://ag.arizona.edu/SWES/
Source: University of Arizona
Contact: sw@ag.arizona.edu

Arkansas
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University of Arkansas, Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, Department of Crops, Soil, and Environmental Sciences
URL: http://www.uark.edu/depts/agronomy/index.html
Source: University of Arkansas
Contact: jbarren@uark.edu

Arkansas State University, College of Agriculture, Plant Science/ Environmental Horticulture Department
URL: http://agri.astate.edu/
Source: Arkansas State University
Contact: jmuir@astate.edu

California
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California Polytechnic State University, College of Agriculture, Soil Science Department
URL: http://www.calpoly.edu/~ss/
Source: California Polytechnic State University
Contact: jstevens@calpoly.edu

Stanford University, School of Earth Sciences, Soil and Environmental Chemistry Group
URL: http://soils.stanford.edu/
Source: Stanford University
Contact: gcli@stanford.edu

University of California, Davis, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Land, Air and Water Resources Department, Soils and Biogeochemistry Program
URL: http://lawr.ucdavis.edu/ssc/
Source: University of California, Davis
Contact: radahlgren@ucdavis.edu

University of California, Riverside, Department of Environmental Sciences, Soil and Water Sciences
URL: http://soilwater.ucr.edu/
Source: University of California, Riverside
Contact: none listed

Colorado
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Colorado State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Soil and Crop Sciences
URL: http://www.colostate.edu/Depts/SoilCrop/
Source: Colorado State University
Contact: jquick@lamar.colostate.edu

Connecticut
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University of Connecticut, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Agriculture and Natural Reources Program
URL: http://www.canr.uconn.edu/degree.html
Source: University of Connecticut
Contact: acadprog@canr.cag.uconn.edu

Delaware
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University of Delaware, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Plant and Soil Sciences Department
URL: http://ag.udel.edu/departments/plsc/index.htm
Source: University of Delaware
Contact: dlsparks@udel.edu

District of Columbia
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Florida
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University of Florida, College of Agriculture, Soil and Water Science Department
URL: http://soils.ifas.ufl.edu/
Source: University of Florida
Contact: krr@ufl.edu

Georgia
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University of Georgia, Crop and Soil Sciences Department
URL: http://mars.cropsoil.uga.edu/
Source: University of Georgia
Contact: gharris@arches.uga.edu (professor)

Guam
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University of Guam, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Soil Science program
URL: http://www.uog.edu/cals/site/users/soil/soil/index.html
Source: University of Guam
Contact: soillab@uog.edu

Hawaii
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University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Agronomy and Soil Science Department
URL: http://agrss.sherman.hawaii.edu/
Source: University of Hawaii
Contact: nvhue@hawaii.edu (professor)

Idaho
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University of Idaho, College of Agriculture, Department of Plant, Soil and Entomological Sciences, Soil Science Division
URL: http://soils.ag.uidaho.edu/division.htm
Source: University of Idaho
Contact:

Illinois
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Southern Illinois University, College of Agriculture, Plant and Soil Sciences Major
URL: http://www.siu.edu/~plss/
Source: Southern Illinois University
Contact: plss@siu.edu

University of Illinois,- Urbana-Champaign, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Soil and Water Resources Engineering Program
URL: http://www.age.uiuc.edu/s&w/index.html
Source: University of Illinois
Contact: mch@uiuc.edu

University of Illinois- Urbana/Champaign, College of Agricultura, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources and Environmental Science Department
URL: http://www.nres.uiuc.edu/undergraduate/soilsci.html
Source: University of Illinois
Contact: nres@uiuc.edu

Indiana
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Purdue University, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Agronomy, Soil and Crop Science Program
URL: http://www.agry.purdue.edu/undergrad/soicrpsc.htm
Source: Purdue University
Contact: beyrouty@purdue.edu

Purdue University, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Agronomy, Environmental Soil Science
URL: http://www.agry.purdue.edu/undergrad/envsoil.htm
Source: Purdue University
Contact: beyrouty@purdue.edu

Purdue University, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Agronomy, Soil and Crop Management
URL: http://www.agry.purdue.edu/undergrad/soicrpmg.htm
Source: Purdue University
Contact: beyrouty@purdue.edu

Iowa
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Iowa State University, College of Agriculture, Agronomy Department: Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science
URL: http://www.agron.iastate.edu/
Source: Iowa State University
Contact: director@agron.iastate.edu

Kansas
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Kansas State University, College of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy
URL: http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/agronomy/
Source: Kansas State University
Contact: agronomy@ksu.edu

Kentucky
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: University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Plant and Soil Science Program
URL: http://www.ca.uky.edu/students/PLS.HTM
Source: University of Kentucky
Contact: jbewley@ca.uky.edu

University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Forestry Program
URL: http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Forestry/forestry.html
Source: University of Kentucky
Contact: tkoury@uky.edu

Louisiana
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Louisiana State University, College Of Agriculture, Department of Agronomy, Crops, Soil and the Environment
URL: http://www.agronomy.lsu.edu/lacse.htm
Source: Lousiana State University
Contact: agrondept@agctr.lsu.edu

Maine
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University of Maine, College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture, Department of Plant, Soil, and Environmental Sciences
URL: http://www.umaine.edu/pse/
Source: University of Maine
Contact: Kate_Flanagan@umit.maine.edu

Maryland
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University of Maryland, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Natural Resource Sciences and Landscape Architecture Program (soil science concentration), Soil, Water, and Environment Major
URL: http://www.nrsl.umd.edu/undergrad/NRSLMajor.cfm?ID=0107A
Source: University of Maryland
Contact: rw22@umail.umd.edu (professor)

Massachusetts
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University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
URL: http://www.umass.edu/plsoils/
Source: University of Massachusetts
Contact: dpicking@pssci.umass.edu

Michigan
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Michigan State University, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Crop and Soil Sciences
URL: http://www.css.msu.edu/
Source: Michigan State University
Contact: buhler@msu.edu

Minnesota
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University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences, Soil, Water, and Climate
URL: http://www.soils.umn.edu/
Source: University of Minnesota
Contact: hcheng@soils.umn.edu

Mississippi
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Alcorn Sate University, Department of Agriculture, Soil and Plant Science Degree
URL: http://www.alcorn.edu/academic/academ/major/soil.htm
Source: Alcorn State University
Contact: -

Missouri
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University of Missouri at Columbia, Department of Soil and Atmospheric Sciences
URL: http://web.missouri.edu/~soilwww/index.html
Source: University of Missouri
Contact: Bob_Lerch@muccmail.missouri.edu (professor)

Montana
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Montana State University, College of Agriculture, Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
URL: http://landresources.montana.edu/Curriculum/SoilandWaterDescription.htm
Source: University of Montana
Contact: jwraith@gemini.oscs.montana.edu

Nebraska
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, College of Agricultural Science and Natural Resources, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, Soil and Water Science Panel
URL: http://agronomy.unl.edu/panel/sw_thrust.htm
Source: University of Nebraska
Contact: jblumenthall1@unl.edu


University of Nebraska- Lincoln, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, School of Natural Resources, Environmental Soil Science
URL: http://snr.unl.edu/soils/
Source: University of Nebraska
Contact: jskopp@unl.edu

Nevada
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University of Nevada- Reno, College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources, Department of Environmental and Resource Sciences
URL: http://www.ag.unr.edu/ers/
Source: University of Nevada
Contact: dwj@unr.edu (professor)

New Hampshire
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University of New Hampshire, College of Life Science and Agriculture, Analytical Services Lab
URL: http://aslan.unh.edu/unhsoiltesting/
Source: University of New Hampshire
Contact: bob.harter@unh.edu
New Jersey
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New Mexico
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New Mexico State University, College of Agronomy and Horticulture, Soil Science Degree
URL: http://soils.nmsu.edu/
Source: New Mexico State University
Contact:

New York
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Cornell University, New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
URL: http://wwwscas.cit.cornell.edu/
Source: Cornell University
Contact: rbb1@cornell.edu

State University of New York (SUNY)- Morrisville, College of Agriculture and Technology, School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Department of Agricultural Science, Dairy Management, and Agricultural Buisiness, Agricultural Science, Agronomy (Crop and Soil Science)
URL: http://www.morrisville.edu/
Source: State University of New York
Contact: khana@morrisville.edu

State University of New York (SUNY) at Cobleskill
URL: http://www.cobleskill.edu
Source: State University of New York
Contact: Dr. George Crosby, Chair, Department of Plant Science, (518) 255-5279, CrosbyGW@cobleskill.edu

North Carolina
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North Carolina State University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Soil Science
URL: http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/
Source: North Carolina State University
Contact: http://www.soil.ncsu.edu/contact.php (information request form)

North Dakota
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North Dakota State University, Soil Science Department
URL: http://www.soilsci.ndsu.nodak.edu/
Source: North Dakota State University
Contact: dfranzen@ndsuext.nodak.edu

Ohio
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Ohio State University, School of Natural Resources, Environmental Science Degree Program, Soil Science Unit
URL: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~natres/u-majors/soils.html
Source: Ohio State University
Contact: Mullins.2@osu.edu
Pedology: Soil Science on the WWW
URL: http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~pedology/
Source: Ohio State University: Soil Science Division: Soil Characterization Laboratory
Contact: -

Oklahoma
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Oklahoma State University, Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Plant and Soil Sciences
URL: http://clay.agr.okstate.edu/
Source: Oklahoma State University
Contact: jhs@mail.pss.okstate.edu

Langston University, School of Agriculture and Applied Science, Department of Agriculture and Applied Science
URL: http://www.lunet.edu/administration/vp_acad_aff/academic/Academic_Programs/ag_app_sci/agriculture/dept_of_ag.htm
Source: Langston University
Contact: -

Oregon
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Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Crop and Soil Science
URL: http://www.css.orst.edu/
Source: Oregon State University
Contact: ohn.Baham@orst.edu

Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania State University, College of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, Crops--Soils--Turfgrass
URL: http://www.agronomy.psu.edu/
Source: Pennsylvania State University
Contact: jmbollag@psu.edu

Puerto Rico
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Rhode Island
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University of Rhode Island, College of the Environment and Life Sciences, Natural Resources Science Department, Water and Soil Science Degree
URL: http://www.edc.uri.edu/nrs/undgmajors.htm
Source: University of Rhode Island
Contact: mstolt@uri.edu

South Carolina
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Clemson University, College of Agriculture, Forestry, and Life Sciences, School of Plant, Statistical, and Ecological Sciences, Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Science
URL: http://agronomy.clemson.edu/
Source: Clemson University
Contact: -

South Dakota
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South Dakota University, College of Agriculture and Biosystems Engineering, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Soil and Water Conservation Concentration
URL: http://www.abs.sdstate.edu/ae/index.htm (Scroll down until you see "Soil and Water Conservation")
Source: South Dakota University
Contact: darrell_deboer@sdstate.edu

Tennessee
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University of Tennessee, Knoxville, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
URL: http://ohld.ag.utk.edu/pss/
Source: University of Tennessee
Contact: suecamp@utk.edu

The University of Tennessee Pedology Home Page
URL: http://web.utk.edu/~ammonst/
Source: University of Tennessee
Contact: -

Texas
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Tarleton State University, Agronomy, Agribusiness, Horticulture, and Range Management
URL: http://www.tarleton.edu/~dweindorf/index.htm
Source: Tarleton State University
Contact: weindorf@tarleton.edu

Texas A&M University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Soil & Crop Sciences
URL: http://soilcrop.tamu.edu/
Source: Texas A&M University
Contact: mhussey@tamu.edu

Texas Technical University, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Plant and Soil Science
URL: http://www.pssc.ttu.edu/
Source: Texas Tech University
Contact: rzartman@ttacs.ttu.edu

Sam Houston State University, Department of Agricultural Science, Horticulture and Crop Science Program
URL: http://www.shsu.edu/~agr_www/chhome.html
Source: Sam Houston State University
Contact: agr_ral@shsu.edu

Utah
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Utah State University, College of Agriculture, Plants, Soils, and Biometeorology, Soil Science Program
URL: http://psb.usu.edu/psbdept/soils/index.html
Source: Utah State University
Contact: soilcomp@cc.usu.edu

Vermont
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University of Vermontat Burlington, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Department of Plant and Soil Science
URL: http://pss.uvm.edu/
Source: University of Vermont
Contact: pass@zoo.uvm.edu

Virginia
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Virginia Tech University, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences Department
URL: http://sudan.cses.vt.edu/
Source: Virginia Tech University
Contact: npers@mail.vt.edu (professor)

Washington
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Washington State University, College of Agriculture and Home Economics, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
URL: http://css.wsu.edu/
Source: Washington State University
Contact: busacca@wsu.edu

West Virginia
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West Virginia University, College of Agriculture Forrestrty and Consumer Sciences, Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
URL: http://www.caf.wvu.edu/plsc/index.html
Source: West Virginia University
Contact: jsencind@wvu.edu

Wisconsin
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University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Soil Science, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
URL: http://www.soils.wisc.edu/
Source: University of Wisconsin
Contact: slspeth@facstaff.wisc.edu

Wyoming
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University of Wyoming, College of Agriculture, Department of Renewable Resources, Soil Sciences
URL: http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/renewableresources/soil/index.htm
Source: University of Wyoming
Contact: sewms@uwyo.edu


International

Africa
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University of the Orange Free State, South Africa, Natural and Agricultural Sciences, Department of Soil Science
URL: http://www.uovs.ac.za/faculties/agric/soil/index.htm
Source: University of the Orange Free State, South Africa
Contact: soil@landbou.uovs.ac.z

Asia
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King MongkutŐs Institute Of Technology-Ladkrabang, College of Agriculture, Department of Soil Science
URL: http://www.nectec.or.th/users/pong/KMITL/ch33.html
Source: King MongkutŐs Institute Of Technology-Ladkrabang, Thailand
Contact: -

Universiti Putra Malaysia Department of Land Management
URL: http://www.agri.upm.edu.my/jst/jst_eng.html
Source: Universiti Putra Malaysia
Contact: zauyah@agri.upm.edu.my

Australia and New Zealand
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Massey University, College of Sciences
URL: http://sciences.massey.ac.nz/degrees/select-majors.asp?ID=1754&Interest=soils
Source: Massey University
Contact: m.hedley@massey.ac.nz

University of Adelaide, Department of Soil and Water
URL: http://www.waite.adelaide.edu.au/Soil_Water/
Source: University of Adelaide
Contact: Soil-Water@waite.adelaide.edu.au

University of New England, School of Rural Science and Natural Resources Agronomy and Soil Science
URL: http://www.une.edu.au/agronomy/AgSShome.html
Source: University of New England
Contact: ihall@metz.une.edu.au

University of Melborne, Institute of Land and Food Resources, Department of Crop Production, Soil and fertilized management focus
URL: http://crops.ilfr.unimelb.edu.au/FMPro?-DB=courses.fp5&-format=courses.html&-FindAll
Source: University of Melborne
Contact: r.cousens@landfood.unimelb.edu.au

University of Queensland, College of Natural Resources, Agriculture and Veterinary Science, School of Land And Food Sciences, Soils and Land Resources
URL: http://www.uq.edu.au/agsoil/uq_soil.html
Source: University of Queensland
Contact: LANDandFOOD@mailbox.uq.edu.au

University of Sydney, Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Soil Science
URL: http://www.usyd.edu.au/su/agric/ACSS/
Source: University of Sydney
Contact: admin@acss.usyd.edu.au

University of Western Australia, Faculty of Agriculture, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition
URL: http://www.agric.uwa.edu.au/soils/
Source: University of Western Australia
Contact: soilsci@cyllene.uwa.edu.au

Europe
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Georg-August-University of Gšttingen,Institute of Soil Science
URL: http://vendigo.uni-soilsci.gwdg.de/en/index.html
Source: Georg-August-University of Gšttingen, Denmark
Contact: sekbod@gwdg.de

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Laboratory for Soil and Water (LSW)
URL: http://www.agr.kuleuven.ac.be/lbh/lsw/
Source: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Contact: Jan.Feyen@agr.kuleuven.ac.be

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculty of Agricultural and Applied Biological Sciences, Laboratory of Soil Fertility and Biology
URL: http://www.agr.kuleuven.ac.be/lbh/bbi/bbihome.htm
Source: Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
Contact: Karlien.Cassaert@agr.kuleuven.ac.be

Moscow State University, The Faculty of Soil Science
URL: http://www.soil.msu.ru/indexen.html
Source: Moscow State University, Lomonosov, Russia
Contact: main@soil.msu.ru

Rothamstead University, Institute of Arable Crops Research, Agriculture & the Environment Division, Soil Protection and Remediation
URL: http://www.iacr.bbsrc.ac.uk/aen/soil_prot/soilprot.htm
Source: Rothamsted University, United Kingdom
Contact: christinejaggard@bbsrc.ac.uk

St. Petersburg State University, University Teaching and Research Centre of Biology and Soil Science
URL: http://www.bio.pu.ru/
Source: St. Petersburg State University, Russia
Contact: webmaster@hq.bio.lgu.spb.su

Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Ecology
URL: http://www.sek.slu.se/eng/defaulte.htm
Source: Sveriges Lantbruksuniversitet, Sweden
Contact: Peter.Hogberg@sek.slu.se

University of Aberdeen, Plant and Soil Science Department
URL: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/pss/
Source: University of Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Contact: a.meharg@abdn.ac.uk (professor Andrew Meharg)

University of East Anglia, School of Environmental Sciences, Soil Micromorphology Department
URL: http://www2.env.uea.ac.uk/gmmc/soilmcro/iwmmain.html
Source: University of East Angelina, United Kingdom
Contact: geo.micro@uea.ac.uk

University of Helsinki, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology, Agricultural Chemistry and Physics, Soil and Environmental Chemistry Division
URL: http://honeybee.helsinki.fi/MMKEM/MKEM/1_page.htm
Source: University of Helinski, Finland
Contact: helina.hartikainen@helinski.fi

University of Reading, Department of Soil Science
URL: http://www.rdg.ac.uk/AcaDepts/as/home.html
Source: University of Reading, United Kingdom
Contact: B.J.Alloway@reading.ac.uk (Professor Brian Alloway)

Wageningen University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Soil Quality Sub-Department
URL: http://www.benp.wau.nl/
Source: Wageningen University, Netherland
Contact: Maurits.vandenBerg@BodHyg.BenP.WAU.nl

Middle East
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North America
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Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Environmental Sciences Department, (Soil Science Focus)
URL: http://www.nsac.ns.ca/envsci/index.htm
Source: Nova Scotia Agricultural College, Canada
Contact: reg@nsac.ns.ca

Univeristy of Manitoba, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences Department of Soil Science
URL: http://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/afs/soil_science/
Source: University of Manitobia, Canada
Contact: Raczgi@ms.umanitobia.ca

University of British Columbia, School of Agricultural Science, Agroecology Program, Soils & Environment
URL: http://www.agsci.ubc.ca/agroecology/soils.htm
Source: University of British Columbia, Canada
Contact: agsci@interchange.ubc.ca


South America
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