Agricultural Pollution: Environmental Problems and Practical Solutions
- ISBN-10
- 0415273404
- ISBN-13
- 9780415273404
- Category
- Science
- Pages
- 264
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2002-08-22
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Authors
- Graham Merrington, Dr Linton Winder Nfa, R. Parkinson
Description
This comprehensive text provides a concise overview of environmental problems caused by agriculture, (such as pesticide pollution and increased nitrate levels) and offers practical solutions to them. It is well illustrated and contains a fully-referenced introduction to the main contemporary agricultural pollution issues in the UK. It will help provide clear, scientific and technical understanding of the most important sources of agricultural pollution.
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