Farming, Fertilizers and the Nitrate Problem

by T.M. Addiscott, A.P. Whitmore, D.S. Powlson, et al.

The excessive use of fertilizers in agriculture is generally assumed to be a major cause of nitrate pollution. Nitrates may leak through the soil and occur in excess levels in drinking water. The authors of this book provide a detailed scientific analysis of this controversial issue. They review the evidence which shows that many other features of contemporary farming practices have contributed to the problem and that limiting fertilizer use is an...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851986587
• ISBN13: 9780851986586
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 176 Pages