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Title Environmental chemistry research progress / Paul Robinson and Richard Gallo, editors
Published New York : Nova Science Publishers, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 257 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Environmental Chemistry Research Progress; Contents; Preface; Food Crop Mineral Deficiency and Disturbance Stress Mitigation in Temperate Climatic Regions by Economical and Environmental Valorization of Agricultural By-products PROTECTOR -- Abstract; 1. Abbreviations; 2. Introduction; 3. General Considerations: The Multidimensional Concerns of the Intensive Crop Production; 4. Trends in Fertilizer Use; 5. The Energy Demand of the Intensive Farming; 6. Nutrient Disturbance in Agricultural and Forest Soil; 7. The Importance of the Nitrogen Mineral Fertilization
8. Environmental Problems of Nitrogen Fertilizers9. The Importance of the Phosphorous Mineral Fertilization; 10. The Problem with the Effectiveness of Mineral Fertilizers; 11. Phosphate Rock Is a Finite, Non Renewable Natural Resource; 12. The Inorganic Contamination of Phosphate Rock (PR) Fertilizers; 13. The Environmental Risk of Phosphate Fertilizer Industry; 14. Greenhouse Gas Emission from Intensive Agriculture Activities; 15. Impact of the Kyoto Protocol on Agriculture; 16. Global Warming; 17. Importance of SOM and Effects of Losses of Soil Carbon
18. Environmental Benefits of Soil Organic Carbon19. Effects of Biochar Application; 20. How Much Biochar Can Be Added to Soil?; 21. Enhanced Soil Microbiological Activity by Charcoal; 22. Carbon Sequestration; 23. Biochar Production; 24. Potential Agrocarbon: Biochar Foodstock Characterization; 25. The Solution: Integrated Protector Technology for Recycling and Added Value Carbon Economy Upgrading of Organic and Inorganic Agro By-products; 26. Protectorapplication Targets, Concepts and Priorities
27. Development of Alternative Protector Strategies for Different Climatic, Environmental and Soil Conditions28. Sustainability of Protector Technology; 29. Protecting Soil Resources and Combating Climate Change; 30. Product Permit EU Authority and Commercial Field Cultivation Tests for Validation and Demonstration of Protector Agronomic and Nutrition Effectiveness; 31. Conclusion; 32. Future Trends; 33. Sources of Information and Advice; References; Photochemistry of Alkyl Nitrites, Nitro Compounds and Carboxylic Acid: Dynamics of OH Formation; Abstract; Introduction; 2. Experimental Method
3. Results and Discussions4. Summary and Conclusion; Acknowledgement; References; Intelligent Air Quality Monitoring Using Connectionist Models; Abstract; 1. Introduction; 2. Artificial Neural Networks: A Tutorial; 3. Case Studies; 4. Conclusions; References; Environmental Friendly Methods for the Extraction and Determination of Organophosphorus and Organochlorine Pesticides; Abstract; Abbreviations; Introduction; Determination of Pesticides by Using Cloud Point Extraction (CPE); Determination of Pesticides by Using Microwave Assisted Micellar Extraction (MAME)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Environmental chemistry.
Ecology.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Environmental -- Pollution Control.
Ecology.
Environmental chemistry.
Form Electronic book
Author Gallo, Richard, 1959-
Robinson, Paul, 1958-
LC no. 2009001827
ISBN 9781608766499
1608766497