Overview

There has been widespread public concern about the effects of nitrate, particularly derived from agricultural fertilizers, on water quality and public health. However, much of the popular literature is confusing and a primary purpose of this book is to clarify our scientific knowledge of the relationship between nitrate, agriculture and the environment. The author argues that public concern has been out of proportion to the real threat posed by nitrate. He explains in an accessible way: Why nitrate fertilizer is necessary and how it is made; How nitrate escapes from arable and grassland systems; The problems nitrate can cause when it escapes in the environment; How nitrate affects human health; Political and economic aspects; What ""risk"" means and how it is best managed How we can come to terms with nitrate; The book builds upon an earlier work. Farming, Fertilizers and the Nitrate Problem (CABI, 1991), cowritten by Dr Addiscott.

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Author:   Tom Addiscott (Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 24.40cm
Weight:   0.644kg
ISBN:  

9780851999135

ISBN 10:   0851999131
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   11 July 2005
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock  
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Table of Contents

1: Dependance on Nitrogen 2: The Chemistry and Physics of Nitrate 3: The Biology of Nitrate 4: Nitrogen Fertilizer 5: Losses of Nitrogen from Arable Land 6: Losses of Nitrogen from Grassland 7: Nitrate in Freshwater and Nitrous Oxide in the Atmosphere, A J Gold, University Rhode Island, Kingston, USA and C A Oviatt, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, USA 8: Nitrate in Coastal Waters, A J Gold and C A Oviatt 9: Nitrate and Health, N Benjamin, Peninsular Medical School, Plymouth, UK 10: The Politics and Economics of Nitrate 11: Nitrate in Africa: The 'Western Hegemony', K Giller, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands 12: Risk 13: Coming to Terms with Nitrate: Public Attitudes to Science 14: Coming to Terms with Nitrate: Land Use

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T Addiscott, Rothamsted Research, Harpenden, UK

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