Environmental impacts of modern agriculture /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Hester, R. E. (Ronald E.), Harrison, Roy M., 1948-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, [2012]
Series:Issues in environmental science and technology ; 34.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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.