Kenneth R. Olson
Kenneth R. Olson is Professor Emeritus of Soil Science in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA. He is an internationally recognized soil scientist who has published extensively on the great rivers of the world, the environmental impacts of warfare on soils, soil conservation and management, soil erosion and degradation, soil productivity, soil characterization and interpretation, and methodologies for measuring long-term changes in soil organic carbon.
Kenneth R. Olson Books and e-books (11).
References and book publisher links to purchase print copies.
1
Olson, K.R. and L.W. Morton. 2016.
Managing Mississippi and Ohio River Landscapes. Soil and Water Conservation Society. Ankeny, Iowa. 240 pages. ISBN 978-0-9856923-1-5.
https://www.swcs.org/resources/publications/managing-mississippi-and-ohio-river-landscapes
2
Olson K.R. (2025)
St. Lawrence Seaway: Canada and United States Joint Lifeline. BP International, ISBN 978-93-88417-36-5 92 p. (Print) ISBN 978-93-88417-86-0 (eBook)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-88417-36-5.
https://bookstore.bookpi.org/product/st-lawrence-seaway-canada-and-united-states-joint-lifeline/
3
Olson, K.R. and Tornoe, D. (2025)
Agent Orange Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Herbicide Use During and After the Vietnam War. Amazon and Kindle books and e-books. 501p. ISBN-13: 979-8273007970
https://www.amazon.com/Orange-Environmental-Impacts-Herbicide-Vietnam/dp/B0G1K1T5GP
4
Olson, K.R. (2025)
Managing Mississippi and Missouri River Landscapes. 275p. Scientific Research Publishing (SCIRP) Book Division. ISBN-13: 979-8895077467
https://www.scirp.org/book/detailedinforofabook?bookid=3182
5
Olson, K.R. (2026)
Environmental and Human Health Impacts of Agent Blue Herbicide Use During the Vietnam War. 669p. SCIRP Book Division. ISBN: 979-8-89507-653-8
https://www.scirp.org/book/detailedinforofabook?bookid=3191
6
Olson K.R. and Chernyanskii, S.S. (2026)
Medieval and Modern Use of Soil Tunnels in Warfare. 125p. Published by SCIRP Book Division. ISBN 979-8-89507-684-2
https://www.scirp.org/book/detailedinforofabook?bookid=3198
7
Olson, K.R. and Frenelus, W. (2026)
Headwaters of Six Great Rivers of the World: Qingzang Plateau. 414p. Published by the SCIRP Book Division. 979-8-89507-612-5
https://www.scirp.org/book/detailedinforofabook?bookid=3214
8
Olson, K.R. (2026)
Great River Landscapes of Western North America: Yukon, Columbia, Snake, Colorado and Rio Grande. 198p. Published by SCIRP Book Division. ISBN 979-8895076101. https://www.scirp.org/book/detailedinforofabook?bookid=3213
9
Olson, K.R. (2026)
Great River Landscapes of South and Central America. 227p. Published by Amazon and Kindle books and e-books. ISBN: 979-8253862018.
https://www.amazon.com/GREAT-RIVERS-SOUTH-CENTRAL-AMERICA/dp/B0GWMSZTTZ
10
Olson, K.R. (2026)
Great River Landscapes of Western Asia and Eastern Europe: Volga, Dnieper, Danube and Rhine. 146p. Published by Pollution & Diseases Book Division. 978-80-909865-2-7.
https://pd-book-series-ojs.org/index.php/pdbs
11
Olson, K.R. (2026)
Great Rivers and Waterway Landscapes of Africa and Middle East: Nile, Congo, Jordan Rivers and the Suez Canal. 142p. Published by Pollution & Diseases Book Division. 978-80-909865-1-0