Environmental impacts of modern agriculture /
Series: Issues in environmental science and technology ; . 34 Published by : Royal Society of Chemistry, (Cambridge :) Physical details: xvii, 174 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. ISBN:9781849733854 (hbk.); 1849733856 (hbk.).| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Modern agriculture and implications for land use and management -- Impacts of agriculture upon soil quality -- Impacts of agriculture upon greenhouse gas budgets -- Impacts of agriculture on water-borne pathogens -- Pesticides in modern agriculture -- Balancing the environmental consequences of agriculture with the need for food security -- Positive and negative impacts of agricultural production of liquid biofuels.
This volume of the Issues in Environmental Science and Technology series examines the factors currently affecting agriculture on a global scale. Land use, soil quality and the inherent production of greenhouse gases by agriculture each receive their own chapters. Further chapters present a historical and contemporary perspective to the use of pesticides and how to achieve a balance between increased food production versus environmental impact. Agriculture now encompasses biofuels, and the final chapter gives a balanced view on their production.--COVER.
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