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Abu Dhabi Coastal Soil Survey

Photo courtesy of EAD-Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi. www.ead.gov.ae/

 

Soil scientists and lithified sand dunes on the central coastline of Abu Dhabi Emirate. Ancient sand dunes that have become cemented and hardened through time are identified as Miliolite.

 

Soil scientists explore and seek to understand the earth’s land and water resources. Practitioners of soil science identify, interpret, and manage soils for agriculture, forestry, rangeland, ecosystems, urban uses, and mining and reclamation in an environmentally responsible way.

 

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Uploaded on November 22, 2010
Taken sometime in 2004