Prof. Kenneth Ray Olson

College of ACES, USA

Email: krolson@illinois.edu

Qualifications

1981-1983  Ph.D., Cornell University, USA

1966-1969  M.S., Ohio State University, USA

Publications (Selected)

1. Olson, K.R. and D.R. Speidel. 2020. Review and Analysis: Successful Use of Soil Tunnels in Medieval and Modern Warfare and Smuggling. Open Journal of Soil Science 10(5): 194-215.
2. Olson, K.R. and M. Tharp. 2020. How did the Passaic River, a Superfund site near Newark, New Hersey, become an Agent Orange dioxin TCDD hotspot? J. of Soil and Water Conservation75(2):33A-37A;DOI: https://doi.org/10.2489/jswc.75.2.33A.
3. Olson, K.R. and D.R. Speidel. 2020. Why Does the Repaired Len Small Levee, Alexander County, Illinois, US Continue to Breach during Major Flooding Events? Open Journal of Soil Science 10(1): 16-43.
4. Salemme, R.K., K.R. Olson, A.N. Gennadiyev and R.G. Kovach. 2018. Effect of land use change, cultivation, and Landscape position on prairie soil organic carbon stocks. Open Journal of Soil Science 8:163-173.
5. Olson, K.R. and L.W. Morton. 2018. Tonle Sap Lake and river and confluence with the Mekong River in Cambodia. J of Soil and Water Conservation. 73(3):60A-66A.
6. Olson, K.R. and L.W. Morton. 2018. Water rights and fights: Lao dams on the Mekong River. J of Soil and Water Conservation. 73(2):35A-41A.
7. Olson, K.R. and L.W. Morton. 2017. Chicago’s 132 year attempt to provide safe drinking water supply to residents. J. Soil Water Conservation 72(2): 19A-25A.
8. Olson, K.R. and L. W. Morton. 2017. Why were the soil tunnels of Cu Chi and Iron Triangle in Vietnam so resilient? Open Journal of Soil Science 7: 34-51.
9. Olson, K.R., M. M. Al-Kaisi, R. Lal and L. Cihacek. 2016. Soil organic carbon dynamics in eroding and depositional landscapes. Open Journal of Soil Science Vol. 6(8): 121-134.
10. Olson, K.R., and M. M. Al-Kaisi. 2015. Impact of soil sampling depth on soil organic carbon sequestration, storage, retention and loss. Catena 125:33-37.
11. Olson, K. R., & Al-Kaisi, M. M. (2015). The importance of soil sampling depth for accurate account of soil organic carbon sequestration, storage, retention and loss. Catena, 125, 33-37.
12. Olson, K. R., S. A. Ebelhar and J.M. Lang. 2014.  Long-term effects of cover crops on crop yields, soil organic carbon stocks and sequestration. Open Journal of Soil Science Vol. 4, No. 8, 284-292.
13. Olson, K.R, M.M Al-Kaisi., R. Lal and B. Lowery. 2014. Experimental consideration, treatments, and methods in determining soil organic carbon sequestration rates. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. 2014. 78.348-360.
14. Olson, K.R., A.N. Gennadiyev, R.G. Kovach and T.E. Schumacher. 2014. Comparison of prairie and eroded agricultural lands on soil organic carbon retention (South Dakota).  Open Access Journal of Soil Science Vol. 4, No. 4: 136-150.
15. Olson, K.R, M.M Al-Kaisi., R. Lal and B. Lowery. 2014. Examining the paired comparison method approach for determining soil organic carbon sequestration rates. J. Soil Water Conservation 69(6):193A-197A.
16. Olson, K.R, M.M Al-Kaisi., R. Lal and B. Lowery. 2014. Experimental considerations, treatments, and methods in determining soil organic carbon sequestration rates. Soil Sci. Soc.  Am. J. 78:348-360.
17. Olson, K.R. 2013. Soil organic carbon sequestration in U.S. cropland: Protocol development. Geoderma 195-196: 201-206.
18. Olson, K.R. and L W. Morton. 2012. The impacts of 2011 man-induced levee breaches on agricultural lands of the Mississippi River Valley J. Soil Water Conservation 67 (1):5A-10A.
19. Olson, K. R. 2010. Impacts of tillage, slope, and erosion on soil organic carbon retention. Soil Science 175:562-567.
20. Olson, K. R., S. A. Ebelhar and J.M. Lang. 2010. Cover crop effects on crop yields and soil organic carbon content. Soil Science 175:89-98.
21. Olson, K.R. 2009. Impacts of 2008 Flooding on Agricultural Lands in Illinois, Missouri and Indiana. J.  Soil Water Conservation 64:167A-171A.
22. Olson, K.R. R.L. Jones, A.N. Gennadiyev, S. Chernyanskii, W.I. Woods, and J.M. Lang. 2006. Fly ash distribution to assess erosion and deposition in an Illinois landscape. Soil and Tillage 89:155-166.
23. Olson, K. R. and G. W. Olson. 1985. Proposed use of agronomic data and enterprise budgets in land assessment evaluations. J. Soil Water Conservation 40:455-458.
24. Olson, K. R., L. P. Wilding and G. F. Hall. 1980. Soil Taxonomy and regional land use in interpretations for Ohio. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 44:1069-1074.

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