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Handbook for the Assessment of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Using Environmental Radionuclides
F. . Ed(S): Zapata
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Description for Handbook for the Assessment of Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Using Environmental Radionuclides
Paperback. Editor(s): Zapata, F. Num Pages: 219 pages, biography. BIC Classification: RBGB; RBK; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 332.
This publication deals with soil erosion and sedimentation. Soil erosion and associated sediment deposition are natural landscape-forming processes that can be greatly accelerated by human intervention through deforestation, overgrazing, and non-sustainable farming practices. Soil erosion and sedimentation may not only cause on-site degradation of the natural resource base, but also off-site problems— downstream sediment deposition in fields, floodplains and water bodies, water pollution, eutrophication and reservoir siltation, etc. —with serious environmental and economic impairment. There is an urgent need for accurate information to quantify the problem and to underpin the selection of effective soil-conservation technologies and sedimentation-remediation strategies, including assessment ... Read more
This publication deals with soil erosion and sedimentation. Soil erosion and associated sediment deposition are natural landscape-forming processes that can be greatly accelerated by human intervention through deforestation, overgrazing, and non-sustainable farming practices. Soil erosion and sedimentation may not only cause on-site degradation of the natural resource base, but also off-site problems— downstream sediment deposition in fields, floodplains and water bodies, water pollution, eutrophication and reservoir siltation, etc. —with serious environmental and economic impairment. There is an urgent need for accurate information to quantify the problem and to underpin the selection of effective soil-conservation technologies and sedimentation-remediation strategies, including assessment ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
219
Condition
New
Number of Pages
219
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048161843
SKU
V9789048161843
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99-15
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