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Environmental Impacts of Sugar Production
O Cheesman
CABI
November 2004
Hardback 272 pp ISBN 0851999816
£55.00
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This book :
- Is the first to collate and review information on the environmental impacts of sugar production as a whole
- Addresses a key issue in the long-term viability of the sugar industry
Pressure from conservationists and increasing regulation, means that environmental considerations are
increasingly important for the sugar industry. This book examines the environmental impacts of the sugar
industry in relation to the cultivation of sugar crops (cane and beet) and the processing of the raw materials
that they yield. These include soil erosion, loss of natural habits leading to a reduction in biodiversity, excessive
water consumption, water and air pollution, and runoff and leaching of nutrients. Whilst some of these impacts
are essentially generic impacts of agriculture, others, such as those relating to irrigation, are more specific to
the cultivation of sugar crops. The book also investigates the utilization of waste materials from sugar production,
and explores methods of reducing the environmental impacts of sugar production and processing.
Readership: Researchers in sugar, crop, soil, water and environmental sciences, members of the sugar industry,
environmentalists and policy-makers.
Contents
- Background
- Overview
- Water Consumption
- Impacts on water quality and aquatic ecosystems
- Impacts on terrestrial biodiversity
- Impacts on soils
- Atmospheric impacts
- Use and impacts of by-products
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