Environmental impacts of modern agriculture

Environmental impacts of modern agriculture / editors, R.E. Hester and R.M. Harrison.

"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 enviro...

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Other Authors: Harrison, Roy M., 1948-, Hester, R. E. (Ronald E.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, U.K. : Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012.
Series:Issues in environmental science and technology ; 34.
Subjects:
Agriculture > Environmental aspects.
Agricultural innovations.
Chemistry.
Agricultural science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > Crop Science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
Agricultural innovations
Agriculture > Environmental aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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