Generally used for processes which increase the pH of soils such that they become alkaline (pH greater than 7) or alkali (pH greater than 8.5). Synonym: alkalinization. McBride (1994, p. 274) states that mineral dissolution and the release of ions into solution are invariably involved in the generation of alkalinity.
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McBride, M.B., 1994. Environmental Chemistry of Soils. New York: Oxford University Press, 406 pp.
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(2008). Alkalization. In: Chesworth, W. (eds) Encyclopedia of Soil Science. Encyclopedia of Earth Sciences Series. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-3995-9_27
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