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Environmental impacts of sugar production : the cultivation and processing of sugarcane and sugar beet /

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This book contains 8 chapters on the environmental impact of the cultivation and processing of sugarcane and sugarbeet. The chapters are entitled: (1) background; (2) overview; (3) water consumption; (4) impacts on water quality and aquatic ecosystems; (5) impacts on terrestrial biodiversity; (6) im...

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Main Author: Cheesman, Oliver
Corporate Author: C.A.B. International
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., [2004]
Subjects:
Sugar crops > Environmental aspects.
Saccharum.
Beta vulgaris.
Crops, Agricultural.
Ebooks.
Electronic books.
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Summary:This book contains 8 chapters on the environmental impact of the cultivation and processing of sugarcane and sugarbeet. The chapters are entitled: (1) background; (2) overview; (3) water consumption; (4) impacts on water quality and aquatic ecosystems; (5) impacts on terrestrial biodiversity; (6) impacts on soils; (7) atmospheric impacts; and (8) use and impacts of byproducts. This book will be of significant interest to policymakers, industry practitioners and researchers in sugar, crop, soil, water and environmental sciences.
Item Description:Description based on opening page (viewed Mar. 25, 2015).
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Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-227) and index.
ISBN:0851990533 (electronic bk.)
9780851990538 (electronic bk.)
DOI:10.1079/9780851999814.0000
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