Agricultural Chemicals and the Environment

Source Edited by R E Hester; University of York, UK R M Harrison; University of Birmingham, UK
ISBN 0 85404 220 2
ISBN-13 978 0 85404 220 3
Published January 1996
Format Softcover
Extent 140 pages

Price �22.50

Synopsis

Enormous increases in agricultural productivity can properly be associated with the use of chemicals. This statement applies equally to crop production through the use of fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides, as to livestock production and the associated use of drugs, steroids and other growth accelerators. There is, however, a dark side to this picture and it is important to balance the benefits which flow from the use of agricultural chemicals against their environmental impacts, which sometimes are seriously disadvantageous. Agricultural Chemicals and the Environment explores a variety of issues which currently are subject to wide-ranging debate and are of concern not only to the scientific establishment and to students but also to farmers, landowners, managers, legislators and to the general public.

Brief Contents

Fertilizers and Nitrate Leaching
Eutrophication of Natural Waters and Toxic Algal Blooms
Impact of Agricultural Pesticides on Water Quality
Agricultural Nitrogen and Emissions to the Atmosphere
Drugs and Dietary Additives: Their Use in Animal Production and Potential Environmental Consequences
Detection Analysis and Risk Assessment of Cyanobacterial Toxins
Subject Index