Fertilizers and Environment: Proceedings of the International Symposium "Fertilizers and Environment", Held in Salamanca, Spain, 26-29, September, 199 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780792337294)

Food production remains the highest agricultural priority, subject to the constraint that it be done in harmony with nature, or at least with minimum environmental pollution. The amount of fertilizer applied can be controlled using modern application techniques, including soil and crop management, guaranteeing higher economic profit and lower environmental cost. It is in such a context that the present book addresses the efficient and rational use of mineral and organic fertilizers while preserving environmental quality. The book discusses the impact on surface and groundwaters, soils and crops, and experience of nitrate leaching, denitrification, ammonia volatilization, heavy metal pollution, agricultural and urban waste management, and international and national legislation.
Audience: Agronomists, environmentalists, soil and food chemists, ecologists, policy makers, and managers in the fertilizer industry concerned with the trend of public opinion.

Author: Claudio Rodriguez Barrueco
ISBN-10: 0792337298
ISBN-13: 9780792337294
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 08/31/1996
Pages: 586
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.77lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 1.31d