Agricultural wastes
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Agricultural wastes
（Agriculture issues and policies series）
Nova Science Publishers, c2009
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Agricultural waste, which includes both natural (organic) and non-natural wastes, is a general term used to describe waste produced on a farm through various farming activities. These activities can include but are not limited to dairy farming, horticulture, seed growing, livestock breeding, grazing land, market gardens, nursery plots, and even woodlands. Agricultural and food industry residues, refuse and wastes constitute a significant proportion of world wide agricultural productivity. It has variously been estimated that these wastes can account for over 30% of world wide agricultural productivity. The boundaries to accommodate agricultural waste derived from animal agriculture and farming activities are identified in this book. Examples will be provided of how animal agriculture and various practices adopted at farm-scale impact on the environment. When discharged to the environment, agricultural wastes can be both beneficial and detrimental to living matter and the book will therefore also address the pros and cons of waste derived from animal agriculture in today's environment. Given agricultural wastes are not restricted to a particular location, but rather are distributed widely, their effect on natural resources such as surface and ground waters, soil and crops, as well as human health, will also be addressed.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Potential risk and environmental benefits of waste derived from animal agriculture
- Animal Waste and Hazardous Substances: Current Laws and Legislative Issues
- Reprocessing and Protein Enrichment of Agricultural Wastes by Thermophilic Aerobic Digestion (TAD)
- Fly Ash Use in Agriculture: A Perspective
- Pesticides - A Boon or Threat to Fertile Agricultural Lands
- Carbonization of Rice Husk to Remove Offensive Odour from Livestock Waste and Compost
- Bio (Single Cell) Protein: issues of production, toxins and commercialisation status
- Coffee Processing Solid Wastes: Current Uses And Future Perspectives
- Vermi-Conversion of Industrial Sludge in Conjunction with Agricultural Farm Wastes: A Viable Option to Minimise Landfill Disposal?
- From Solid Biowastes to Liquid Biofuels
- Index.
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