John Quinton is Professor of Soil Science and Associate Director for Research at the Lancaster Environment Centre. His research focusses on understanding the soil erosion processes that degrade soil functions, how we can protect soils better and how soils can cause the pollution of surface waters
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A journey through soil time
Professor John Quinton reflects on the importance of the humble soil beneath our feet, following the annual meeting of the British Society of Soil Science hosted at Lancaster Environment Centre.
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Save our soils!
Soils are in a bad way and the Government is doing little to help - indeed its policies are making the problems worse, writes Professor John Quinton, welcoming the hard hitting report on soil health, published recently by MPs.