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Publication Type: Book / Chapter Publication Acceptance Date: 12/11/2015 Publication Date: 12/5/2015 Citation: Torbert III, H.A. 2015. Agriculture waste and rising CO2. Adjacent Government ebooks. p. 1-12. Available: http://www.adjacentgovernment.co.uk/ebooks/national-soil-dynamics-laboratory-2/22978 Interpretive Summary: Currently, there are many uncertainties concerning agriculture’s role in global environmental change including the effects of rising atmospheric CO2 concentration. A viable and stable world food supply depends on productive agricultural systems, but environmental concerns within agriculture have to be address if these systems are to be sustainable. This book chapter addresses the impact agriculture on the global environment as related to elevated CO2 and waste management. The USDA National Soil Dynamics Laboratory has been conducting research to improve agriculture sustainability for many years. This book chapter specifically address some of the research conducted at the National Soil Dynamics Laboratory. Technical Abstract: Currently, there are many uncertainties concerning agriculture’s role in global environmental change including the effects of rising atmospheric CO2 concentration. A viable and stable world food supply depends on productive agricultural systems, but environmental concerns within agriculture have to be address if these systems are to be sustainable. This book chapter addresses the impact agriculture on the global environment as related to elevated CO2 and waste management. The USDA National Soil Dynamics Laboratory has been conducting research to improve agriculture sustainability for many years. This book chapter specifically address some of the research conducted at the National Soil Dynamics Laboratory. |
