Soil Amendments and Environmental Quality
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This book presents a comprehensive and balanced overview of soil amendments and their effect on the environment. It encompasses both positive and negative aspects of chemical fertilizers that supply nitrogen, phosphorous, sulfur, lime, micronutrients, and trace metals. Pros and cons are discussed with respect to the optimal and the most environmentally sound use of soil amendments, and guidance is provided on how to minimize the environmental effects of amendments. Natural fertilizers, including manure, sludge, fly ash, phosphogypsum, and byproduct gypsum are also discussed. Alternative agronomic practices and biotechnology that ameliorate or minimize potential adverse effects of fertilizer use are examined in detail.
This authoritative and up-to-date treatise is multidisciplinary in nature and international in scope, a powerful reference tool for researchers, a thorough guide for practitioners and policy makers, and an excellent text book for academic courses.
Table of Contents
Nitrogen Fertilizers, R.M.C. Muchovej and J.E. Rechcigl
Phosphorus Fertilizers, P.J. Withers and A.N. Sharpley
Potassium, Sulfur, Lime, and Micronutrient Fertilizers, R.L. Mikkelsen and J.J. Camberato
Trace Metals, A. Kabata-Pendias and D.C. Adriano
Manure, H.V. Eck and B.A. Stewart
Sewage Sludge, N.V. Hue
Compost, M.L. Stratton, A.V. Barker, and J.E. Rechcigl
The Influence of Waste Amendments on Soil Properties, R.L. Hill and B.R. James
Fly Ash, J.J. Bilski, A.K. Alva, and K.S. Sajwan
Phosphogypsum and Other By-Product Gypsums, I.S. Alcordo and J.E. Rechcigl
Agronomic Practices in Relation to Soil Amendments and Pesticides, T.H. Dao and P.W. Unger
Genetically Engineered Microbial Amendments in Soils, J.L. Wiebers, R.L. Hill, and J.S. Angle
Index
Editorial Reviews
"This volume is an impressive assemblage of information that documents a significant transition in agricultural practice...Tables presenting useful data and information are interspersed throughout the text…The figures are carefully conceived and executed."
-Waste Management and Research
