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Waste to Resources,
Edition 1 Unlocking Potential Applications of Agricultural WasteEditors: Edited by Arup Giri, PhD, Rajesh Kumar, Sanju Bala Dhull, Ph.D. and Somen Acharya
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Waste to Resources: Unlocking Potential Applications of Agricultural Waste is a comprehensive textbook that explores various types of agricultural waste, their sources, and composition. Growing environmental concerns create a need to deploy sustainable processes within agriculture. This book sheds light on waste management techniques, covering both theory and practice, and advocates for re-framing agricultural waste as a valuable resource. It takes into account the latest research and regulatory considerations to give a well-rounded understanding of the subject. This textbook is an essential resource for upper-level undergraduate students, researchers, and professionals in environmental science and agricultural biology.
The introductory chapters provide an overview of agricultural waste, including crop residues, livestock waste, pesticides, and chemical waste, and describe the environmental implications of these categories. The subsequent chapters delve into waste management techniques such as biogas production, nutrient recovery, recycling, and composting. The final chapter explores the regulatory and policy issues related to sustainable agricultural waste management.
Key Features
- Provides a timely exploration of agricultural waste and how it can be utilized as a valuable resource
- Delves into key concepts related to agricultural waste, waste management techniques, and their environmental impact
- Gives an overview of the regulatory and policy issues surrounding waste management in agriculture
- Offers future directions to overcome barriers and expand opportunities for a sustainable and resilient agricultural sector
- Offers online support, including PowerPoint slides for instructors and case studies for students
About the author
Edited by Arup Giri, PhD, Department of Zoology, Baba Mastnath University, India; Rajesh Kumar; Sanju Bala Dhull, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Technology, Chaudhary Devi Lal University, India and Somen Acharya
Part 1: Understanding Agricultural and Food Wastes
1. Beyond the harvest: The origins and diversity of crop residues and byproducts
2. Livestock waste: Sources, types and composition
3. Pesticide and chemical waste: Exploring the sources, composition, and characteristics
4. Nutrient, fertilizer, and plastic waste in agriculture sector
5. Food processing waste: understanding the sources, composition, and characteristics
6. Water footprints of global agriculture sector
Part 2: Environmental Impact and Ecological Considerations
7. The ecological footprint of agricultural waste: Pollution and greenhouse gas
8. Emissions from fertile to fragile: Understanding soil degradation and erosion due to agricultural waste
9. Pyrethroids contamination: Understanding the impacts on freshwater invertebrates and fish
10. The ecological toll: Biodiversity loss and habitat degradation caused by agricultural waste
11. The hidden dangers: Agricultural waste and its impact on human health
Part 3: Waste management technologies for waste mitigation
12. Traditional and modern waste management technologies: Challenges and limitations
13. Integrated Waste Management Systems: Holistic Approaches to Waste Management in Agriculture
14. Anaerobic Digestion of Waste for Sustainable Energy Production: Principles, applications, and sustainable challenges
15. Waste-to-energy technologies: Harnessing biogas from agricultural waste
16. Industrial applications of agricultural waste for value added products
17. Nanotechnology and agro-industrial wastes as a sustainable and future approach in agricultural applications
Part 4: Waste valorisation and resource¿utilisation
18. Nutrient recovery and recycling: Extracting and reusing nutrients from agricultural waste
19. Transforming waste into worth: Exploring Value-added products from Agricultural waste
20. Agricultural waste as a renewable resource: Biomass and biofuel production
21. Vermicomposting for waste decomposition and soil health improvement: Risk and challenges
22. Residue to rations: Enhancing livestock nutrition with agricultural byproducts
23. Biochar production: Utilizing waste for carbon sequestration and soil improvement
24. Sustainable solutions: Utilizing agricultural waste for bioplastics and biofibers
25. Waste not, mushroom lots: Innovative cultivation methods with agricultural residues
Part 5: Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for Sustainable Waste Management
26. Policies and strategies to promote sustainable agricultural waste management practices
27. Emerging Trends and Future Prospects in Agricultural Waste Management
28. Potential agricultural waste management practices to contribute to a sustainable and circular agricultural system
1. Beyond the harvest: The origins and diversity of crop residues and byproducts
2. Livestock waste: Sources, types and composition
3. Pesticide and chemical waste: Exploring the sources, composition, and characteristics
4. Nutrient, fertilizer, and plastic waste in agriculture sector
5. Food processing waste: understanding the sources, composition, and characteristics
6. Water footprints of global agriculture sector
Part 2: Environmental Impact and Ecological Considerations
7. The ecological footprint of agricultural waste: Pollution and greenhouse gas
8. Emissions from fertile to fragile: Understanding soil degradation and erosion due to agricultural waste
9. Pyrethroids contamination: Understanding the impacts on freshwater invertebrates and fish
10. The ecological toll: Biodiversity loss and habitat degradation caused by agricultural waste
11. The hidden dangers: Agricultural waste and its impact on human health
Part 3: Waste management technologies for waste mitigation
12. Traditional and modern waste management technologies: Challenges and limitations
13. Integrated Waste Management Systems: Holistic Approaches to Waste Management in Agriculture
14. Anaerobic Digestion of Waste for Sustainable Energy Production: Principles, applications, and sustainable challenges
15. Waste-to-energy technologies: Harnessing biogas from agricultural waste
16. Industrial applications of agricultural waste for value added products
17. Nanotechnology and agro-industrial wastes as a sustainable and future approach in agricultural applications
Part 4: Waste valorisation and resource¿utilisation
18. Nutrient recovery and recycling: Extracting and reusing nutrients from agricultural waste
19. Transforming waste into worth: Exploring Value-added products from Agricultural waste
20. Agricultural waste as a renewable resource: Biomass and biofuel production
21. Vermicomposting for waste decomposition and soil health improvement: Risk and challenges
22. Residue to rations: Enhancing livestock nutrition with agricultural byproducts
23. Biochar production: Utilizing waste for carbon sequestration and soil improvement
24. Sustainable solutions: Utilizing agricultural waste for bioplastics and biofibers
25. Waste not, mushroom lots: Innovative cultivation methods with agricultural residues
Part 5: Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for Sustainable Waste Management
26. Policies and strategies to promote sustainable agricultural waste management practices
27. Emerging Trends and Future Prospects in Agricultural Waste Management
28. Potential agricultural waste management practices to contribute to a sustainable and circular agricultural system
ISBN:
9780443302466
Page Count:
536
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This book is designed for undergraduate and postgraduate students in agricultural waste management, researchers, policymakers, industry professionals, and sustainability advocates seeking innovative strategies for resource recovery and sustainable agriculture.