Agricultural Water Pollution and Management

by T Z Jonah

ISBN: 9789386595249
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Imprint : Agri Horti Press
Year : 2018
Price : Rs. 9995.00
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Author Profile

Dr. T. Z. jonah, is Former Faculty, College of Agricultural ana Natural Sciences (CACS), School of Biological Sciences, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana. His research capabilities are substantiated by his excellence work on Eco-innovation, global Climate Governance, Emission Trading and Sustainable Development.

About The Book

Polluted water is a major cause of human disease, misery and death. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), as many as 4 million children die every year as a result of diarrhoea caused by water-borne infection. Agricultural operations can contribute to water quality deterioration through the release of several materials into water: sediments, pesticides, animal manure, fertilizers and other sources of inorganic and organic matter. Water is of the prime importance for all the human activities and so its management and conservation is most essential. In this present age, when every man is aware of the importance of sustainable environment, training the mass in environment management is the need of hours. It is necessary to change people's attitude towards the importance of water. Sewage sludge has valuable agronomic properties in agriculture. In using sewage sludge account must be taken of the nutrient needs of the plants without, however, impairing neither the quality of the soil nor that of surface and ground water. The book forms a significant contribution for research scientist aquculturists environmentalists, decision makers and researchers engaged in the field of water pollution control and management.

Table of Contents

Preface vii 1. Irrigation 1 2. Agricultural Impacts on Water Quality 36 3. Agricultural Water Management and Climate Risk 55 4. Water Pollution 79 5. Supervision and Management of Environmental Pollution 110 6. Ecosystem and Biogeochemical Cycle 135 7. Chemical Substance in Environment 181 8. Pollution by Water Particles Bibliography Index 273