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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828990503321

Titolo

Water implications of biofuels production in the United States / / Committee on Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2008

ISBN

0-309-18565-3

1-281-15158-0

9786611151584

0-309-11362-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (86 p.)

Disciplina

333.79

Soggetti

Agriculture and energy - United States

Fertilizers - Environmental aspects - United States

Nutrient pollution of water - United States

Biomass energy - Environmental aspects - United States

Energy crops - Environmental aspects - United States

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.

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 About Biomass, Biofuels, and Water""; ""2 Crop Water Availability and Use""; ""3 Water Quality""; ""4 Agricultural Practices and Technologies to Reduce Water Impacts""; ""5 Water Issues of Biofuel Production Plants""; ""6 Policy Options""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Agenda for the Colloquium on Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States""; ""Appendix B: Water Science and Technology Board""

""Appendix C: Biographical Sketches for Committee on Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States""""Appendix D: Biographical Sketches for Speakers and Discussants, NRC Colloquium on the Water Implications of Biofuels Production in the United States""