Agricultural chemicals and the environment [[electronic resource] /] / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison

• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, U.K., : Royal Society of Chemistry, Information Services, c1996
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (142 p.)
• Disciplina: 577.27/3
• Soggetto topico: Agricultural chemicals - Environmental aspects
• Altri autori: HesterR. E (Ronald E.) HarrisonRoy M. <1948->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: BK9780854042203-FX001; BK9780854042203-FP001; BK9780854042203-FP005; BK9780854042203-FP007; BK9780854042203-FP009; BK9780854042203-FP010; BK9780854042203-00001; BK9780854042203-00027; BK9780854042203-00043; BK9780854042203-00057; BK9780854042203-00085; BK9780854042203-00109; BK9780854042203-00123
• Sommario/riassunto: Enormous increases in agricultural productivity can properly be associated with the use of chemicals. This statement applies equally to crop production through the use of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides, as to livestock production and the associated use of drugs, steroids and other growth accelerators. There is, however a dark side to this picture and it is important to balance the benefits which flow from the use of agricultural chemicals against their environmental impacts which sometimes are seriously disadvantageous. Agricultural Chemicals and the Environment explores a variety of i
• Titolo autorizzato: Agricultural chemicals and the environment
• ISBN: 1-84755-008-8; 1-59124-412-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910142519303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Issues in environmental science and technology ; ; 5.