Author: M. Naeem
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2020-04-25
Total Pages: 443
ISBN-13: 303041552X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This comprehensive volume covers recent studies into agricultural problems caused by soil and water contamination. Considering the importance of agricultural crops to human health, the editors have focused on chapters detailing the negative impact of heavy metals, excessive chemical fertilizer use, nutrients, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, agricultural wastes and toxic pollutants, among others, on agricultural soil and crops. In addition, the chapters offer solutions to these negative impacts through various scientific approaches, including using biotechnology, nanotechnology, nutrient management strategies, biofertilizers, as well as potent PGRs and elicitors. This book serves as a key source of information on scientific and engineered approaches and challenges for the bioremediation of agricultural contamination worldwide. This book should be helpful for research students, teachers, agriculturalists, agronomists, botanists, and plant growers, as well as in the fields of agriculture, agronomy, plant science, plant biology, and biotechnology, among others. It serves as an excellent reference on the current research and future directions of contaminants in agriculture from laboratory research to field application.
Author: Jamie Bartram
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2020-10-14
Total Pages: 396
ISBN-13: 1000101606
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Water quality monitoring is an essential tool in the management of water resources and this book comprehensively covers the entire monitoring operation. This important text is the outcome of a collborative programme of activity between UNEP and WHO with inputs from WMO and UNESCO and draws on the international standards of the International Organization of Standardization.
Author: Deborah Fairchild
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 1987-03-01
Total Pages: 442
ISBN-13: 9780873710367
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This outstanding reference book deals with effects of various agricultural practices on ground water quality and usage; and ground water management strategies for protection of ground water affected by agriculture.
Author: Yuncong Li
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2010-10-21
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 1420092677
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →As water quality becomes a leading concern for people and ecosystems worldwide, it must be properly assessed in order to protect water resources for current and future generations. Water Quality Concepts, Sampling, and Analyses supplies practical information for planning, conducting, or evaluating water quality monitoring programs. It presents the