Environmental impacts of modern agriculture / / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison
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| Titolo: |
Environmental impacts of modern agriculture / / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison
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| Pubblicazione: | Cambridge [England], : RSC Pub., 2012 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 333.7614 |
| Soggetto topico: | Agriculture - Environmental aspects |
| Altri autori: |
HesterR. E
HarrisonR. M
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| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Environmental impacts of modern agriculture |
| ISBN: | 1-84973-497-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910141415303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Issues in Environmental Science and Technology