Pollution Control for Agriculture
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Pollution Control for Agriculture

Problems, Processes, and Applications

  1. 467 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Pollution Control for Agriculture

Problems, Processes, and Applications

About this book

Pollution Control for Agriculture, Second Edition describes approaches adaptable to the treatment, disposal, and management of agricultural wastes, incorporating full-scale technologies, concepts, data, and operating systems. The book also discusses energy conservation, natural resource utilization, and nonpoint source control. Examples of problems attributable to agriculture include unbalanced natural ecological systems and increased eutrophication from waste disposal practices. Other problems include the depletion of dissolved oxygen in surface water, and impurities in groundwater from improper waste disposals on land. The text notes that understanding the characteristics of these wastes leads to more effective disposal methods and treatment. For example, biological treatment is preferred for liquid waste that contain dissolved organic solids, while incineration or composting is appropriate for solid waste with a high organic content. The book also lists the options that can be chosen to control agricultural nonpoint sources, the best of which is by planning and management practices that regulate the source and delivery of nonpoint pollutants, These practices will limit nonpoint pollutants from reaching their destinations (surface water or groundwater). The text also emphasizes the need for a balance between the extremes of agricultural production, profit motives, and environmental concerns. The book is suitable for agriculturists, economists, environmentalists, ecologists, and policy makers involved in food production, environmental safety, and health issues.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Pollution Control for Agriculture
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface to the Second Edition
  7. Preface to the First Edition
  8. Chapter 1. Constraints
  9. Chapter 2. Changing Practices
  10. Chapter 3. Environmental Impact
  11. Chapter 4. Waste Characteristics
  12. Chapter 5. Fundamentals of Biological Treatment
  13. Chapter 6. Ponds and Lagoons
  14. Chapter 7. Oxygen Transfer
  15. Chapter 8. Aerobic Treatmen
  16. Chapter 9. Anaerobic Treatment
  17. Chapter 10. Utilization of Agricultural Residues
  18. Chapter 11. Land Treatment and Stabilization of Wastes
  19. Chapter 12. Nitrogen Control
  20. Chapter 13. Physical and Chemical Treatment
  21. Chapter 14. Nonpoint Source Control
  22. Chapter 15. Management
  23. Appendix: Characteristics of Agricultural Wastes
  24. Index