| Modern Agriculture and the Environment Contributor(s): Rosen, David (Editor), Tel-Or, E. (Editor), Hadar, Y. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 079234295X ISBN-13: 9780792342953 Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: May 1997 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Agriculture - General - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Technology & Engineering | Chemical & Biochemical |
| Dewey: 630.208 |
| LCCN: 96036626 |
| Series: Mathematics and Its Applications |
| Physical Information: 1.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (2.45 lbs) 672 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume comprises the proceedings of the First International Rehovot Conference on Modern Agriculture and the Environment. It covers the broad spectrum of environmental problems related to agriculture, such as chemical pesticides, means to reduce their utilization, and some of the main alternatives to their overuse and misuse; pollution caused by chemical fertilizers, aquaculture and heavy metals; treatment of wastewater; recycling of municipal and agricultural wastes; modelling and bioremediation of agricultural pollution; as well as economic and policy aspects of natural resources. Illustrated with numerousinternational case studies, it is intended for agriculturists, researchers, students, policy-makers and environmentalists. |