Pollution Control for Agriculture

1st Edition - January 1, 1977
Author: Raymond Loehr
Language: English
eBook ISBN:
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Pollution Control for Agriculture is a substantial revision of the ""Agricultural Waste Management"" book that discusses the implications and possible management systems for crop production. This 14-chapter text also provides the basic information needed to understand the concern on pollution from agricultural wastes. Agricultural wastes are defined as the excesses and residues from the growing and first processing of raw agricultural products, such as fruits, vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, and dairy products. The introductory chapters deal with the influence of legal constraints and changing agricultural practices on the environmental problems associated with agricultural production. The following chapter focuses on the characteristics of food processing wastes and animal wastes. The remaining chapters are devoted to the fundamentals, principles, and benefits of various waste management processes and treatment systems, including biological and biochemical processes, ponds and lagoons, oxygen transfer, aerobic, anaerobic, physical and chemical treatments, nitrogen control, and land disposal. This book is of great value to food agricultural producers, scientists, and engineers who are interested in knowing and applying feasible agricultural waste management concepts and approaches.

Preface1 Constraints Introduction Legal Constraints Social Aspects2 Changing Practices Introduction Agricultural Productivity Labor and Energy Livestock and Crop Production Livestock Processing Fruit and Vegetable Production Seafood Production Fertilizer Production Pesticides References3 Environmental Impact Introduction Water Quality Bacteria Air Quality References4 Waste Characteristics Introduction Food Processing Livestock Production Other Animal and Agricultural Products References5 Biological Treatment Fundamentals Introduction Biochemical Reactions Basic Biological Processes Energy Relationships Microorganisms Biochemical Transformations Nutrient Needs Oxygen Demand Measurements Temperature Process Equations Notation References6 Ponds and Lagoons Introduction Oxidation Ponds Aerobic Ponds Anaerobic Lagoons Aerated Lagoons References7 Oxygen Transfer Introduction Transfer Relationships Aeration Equipment References8 Aerobic Treatment Introduction Activated Sludge Processes Aerobic Digestion The Oxidation Ditch Carrousel Liquid Composting Rotating Biological Contactor Trickling Filters References9 Anaerobic Treatment General Fundamentals Basic Anaerobic Processes Application to Agricultural Wastes References10 Utilization of Agricultural Wastes General Composting Methane Generation By-Product Development Drying and Dehydration Water Reclamation Summary References11 Land Disposal of Wastes Introduction Plant and Crop Relationships Transformations in the Soil Fertilizer Applications Manure Disposal Liquid Wastes Agricultural Wastes Sewage and Sewage Sludges References12 Nitrogen Control Introduction Opportunities for Nitrogen Control Nitrification Denitrification Algal Systems Ammonia Stripping References13 Physical and Chemical Treatment Introduction Disinfection Chemical Precipitation Sedimentation Flotation Incineration References14 Management Introduction Governmental Action Decision Making Joint Industrial-Municipal Cooperation Animal Wastes Food Processing Wastes Summary ReferencesAppendix: Characteristics of Agricultural WastesIndex