Unwelcome Harvest - Agriculture and Pollution

Informationen zum Autor Gordon R. Conway, Jules N. Pretty Klappentext Agriculture produces methane and the products of burning off! which add to the world's problems of acid rain! depletion of the ozone layer and global warming. Focusing on the UK! the USA and Third World countries! this book reviews the agriculture and pollution. It examines the facts and assesses the relative dangers of the pollution problems. Zusammenfassung Agriculture produces methane and the products of burning off, which add to the world's problems of acid rain, depletion of the ozone layer and global warming. Focusing on the UK, the USA and Third World countries, this book reviews the agriculture and pollution. It examines the facts and assesses the relative dangers of the pollution problems. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface1. Introduction to Agriculture and Pollution2. Pesticides and the Environment3. Pesticides and Human Health4. Fertilizers and the Environment5. Fertilizers and Health6. Farm Wastes7. Agriculture as a Global Polluter8. The Impact of Air Pollution on Agriculture9. The Impact of Land and Water Pollution on Agriculture10. The Control of Pollution11. Agriculture without PollutionIndex

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• Authors: Gordon Conway, Gordon R. Conway, Gordon R. Pretty Conway, Gordon R./ Pretty Conway, CONWAY GORDON R PRETTY JULES N, Conway Gordon R., Gordon R. Conway, Jules Pretty, Jules N. Pretty
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2009
• EAN: 9781849710213
• ISBN: 978-1-84971-021-3
• No. of pages: 676
• Dimensions: 159 mm x 235 mm x 44 mm
• Series: Natural Resource Management Set; Natural Resource Management Set
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Agribusiness, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Food Industry, Pollution & threats to the environment, Agriculture, agribusiness and food production industries, Pollution and threats to the environment, Agriculture & Related Industries