Modern Agriculture and the Environment : Proceedings of an International Conference, held in Rehovot, Israel, 2-6 October 1994, under the auspices of the Faculty of Agriculture, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem /

This volume comprises the proceedings of the First International Rehovot Conference on Modern Agriculture and the Environment. It is a unique book, covering the broad spectrum of environmental problems related to agriculture, from chemical pesticides, means to reduce their utilization and some of th...

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Main Author: Rosen, David
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Tel-Or, Elisha, Hadar, Y. (Yitzhak), Chen, Y. (Yona)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer, 1997.
Series:Developments in plant and soil sciences ; 71.
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Summary:This volume comprises the proceedings of the First International Rehovot Conference on Modern Agriculture and the Environment. It is a unique book, covering the broad spectrum of environmental problems related to agriculture, from chemical pesticides, means to reduce their utilization and some of the main alternatives to their overuse and misuse, through pollution caused by chemical fertilizers, aquaculture and heavy metals, treatment of wastewater, recycling of municipal and agricultural wastes, to modelling and bioremediation of agricultural pollution, as well as economic and policy aspects of natural resources. Illustrated with numerous international case studies, it is intended for agriculturists, researchers, students, policy-makers and environmentalists.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (672 pages)
ISBN:9789401154185 (electronic bk.)
940115418X (electronic bk.)