| Fertilizers and Environment: Proceedings of the International Symposium "fertilizers and Environment", Held in Salamanca, Spain, 26-29, September, Partly Reprinte Edition Contributor(s): Rodriguez Barrueco, Claudio (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0792337298 ISBN-13: 9780792337294 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $208.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: Food production remains the highest agricultural priority, subject to the constraint that it be done in harmony with nature, or at least with minimum environmental pollution. The amount of fertilizer applied can be controlled using modern application techniques, including soil and crop management, guaranteeing higher economic profit and lower environmental cost. It is in such a context that the present book addresses the efficient and rational use of mineral and organic fertilizers while preserving environmental quality. The book discusses the impact on surface and groundwaters, soils and crops, and experience of nitrate leaching, denitrification, ammonia volatilization, heavy metal pollution, agricultural and urban waste management, and international and national legislation. Audience: Agronomists, environmentalists, soil and food chemists, ecologists, policy makers, and managers in the fertilizer industry concerned with the trend of public opinion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Chemistry - Physical & Theoretical - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Science | Life Sciences - Botany |
| Dewey: 363.73 |
| LCCN: 95035896 |
| Series: Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences |
| Physical Information: 1.31" H x 7" W x 10" (2.77 lbs) 586 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Food production remains the highest agricultural priority, subject to the constraint that it be done in harmony with nature, or at least with minimum environmental pollution. The amount of fertilizer applied can be controlled using modern application techniques, including soil and crop management, guaranteeing higher economic profit and lower environmental cost. It is in such a context that the present book addresses the efficient and rational use of mineral and organic fertilizers while preserving environmental quality. The book discusses the impact on surface and groundwaters, soils and crops, and experience of nitrate leaching, denitrification, ammonia volatilization, heavy metal pollution, agricultural and urban waste management, and international and national legislation. Audience: Agronomists, environmentalists, soil and food chemists, ecologists, policy makers, and managers in the fertilizer industry concerned with the trend of public opinion. |