Environmental impacts of modern agriculture

The Resource Environmental impacts of modern agriculture
Label
Environmental impacts of modern agriculture
Statement of responsibility
editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison
Contributor
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"Modern agriculture must seek to feed the world's growing population with little or no cost to the Environment. Modern agriculture is capable of producing greater yields than ever before, but intensification of agriculture does come at a price. This comprehensive volume examines the environmental impact made by agriculture in the 21st Century, looking forward to the future with the lessons of the past. Key chapters include impacts of agriculture upon soil quality, greenhouse gas budgets, water-borne pathogens, surface water chemistry, groundwater, agricultural pesticides and the environment, balancing the environmental consequences of agriculture with the needs for food security and positive and negative aspects of agricultural production of biofuels. A fundamental reference for advanced students, researchers, practitioners and policy makers working in the field or related areas."--
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Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Cataloging source
HKP
Dewey number
630.286
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
S589.75
Literary form
non fiction
NAL call number
S589.75
NAL item number
.E55 2012
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
Issues in environmental science and technology,
Series volume
34

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