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Record Nr.

UNINA9910539543303321

Autore

Cheesman Oliver

Titolo

Environmental impacts of sugar production [[electronic resource] ] : the cultivation and processing of sugarcane and sugar beet / / by Oliver D. Cheesman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass., : CABI International, 2004

ISBN

1-280-90837-8

9786610908370

0-85199-053-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (269 p.)

Disciplina

633.6

Soggetti

Sugar crops - Environmental aspects

Agriculture - Environmental aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Foreword; 1 Background; 2 Overview; 3 Water Consumption; 4 Impacts on Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystems; 5 Impacts on Terrestrial Biodiversity; 6 Impacts on Soils; 7 Atmospheric Impacts; 8 Use and Impacts of By-products; References; Appendices; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Pressure from conservationists and increasing regulation, means that environmental considerations are increasingly important for the sugar industry. This book examines the environmental impacts of the sugar industry in relation to the cultivation of sugar crops (cane and beet) and the processing of the raw materials that they yield.