Institute of Soil Science

Soil science deals with the processes in the uppermost, living part of the earth's crust. It describes the interactions of soil with the neighbouring compartments lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere. The great importance of the biosphere, including humans, on soil processes is thereby increasingly being recognised. As a systems science, soil science at the Leibniz University Hannover bridges the gap between the classical geosciences and the environmental and agricultural sciences. Using modern methods and approaches from the core scientific disciplines, basic and application-oriented topics are researched and recommendations for sustainable soil management are developed.