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Environmental impacts of modern agriculture / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Issues in Environmental Science and Technology
- Issues in environmental science and technology, 1350-7583 ; 34
- ISSN
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Agriculture--Environmental aspects.
- Agriculture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge [England] : RSC Pub., 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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, ba
- Contents:
- i-iv; v-vi; vii-xii; xiii-xiv; xv-xviii; 1-34; 35-56; 57-82; 83-110; 111-128; 129-149; 150-167; 168-174
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781849734974
- 1849734976
- OCLC:
- 798978732
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