Handbook on Environmental Aspects of Fertilizer Use

Food, Fibre and Fertilizers.- A 1 Food and fibre needs of the world.- A 2 Improving soil fertility.- A 3 The contribution of fertilizers.- Social and Environmental Benefits of Fertilizers.- B 1 Farming profit and the rural standard of living.- B 2 Fertilizers and the competition for land.- B 3 Fertilizers and the environment.- Alternatives to Fertilizers.- C 1 Legumes versus fertilizer nitrogen.- C 2 Farm manures, composted town refuse and sewage sludge.- C 3 Alternative farming systems avoiding the use of fertilizers.- C 4 Special properties of “organically” grown foods.- Crop Quality.- D 1 Definition of crop quality.- D 2 Effects of nitrogenous, phosphatic and potassic fertilizers on quality.- D 3 Cereals.- D 4 Root crops.- D 5 Oilseeds.- D 6 Fruit and vegetables.- D 7 Pests and diseases.- D 8 Frost and drought.- The Effect of Fertilizers on Forage Crops and Animal Health.- E 1 Botanical composition of grassland.- E 2 The nutritional value of forages.- E 3 Yield and quality of animal products.- E 4 Animal health and fertility.- Fertilizers In Forestry.- F 1 Wood quality.- F 2 Fertilization and the environment.- Fertilizers and the Soil.- G 1 The effect of fertilizers on soil nutrient supply.- G 2 The effect of fertilizers on soil organic matter.- G 3 Fertilizers and the soil flora and fauna.- G 4 Fertilizers versus organic manures and wastes.- Water Quality.- H 1 Fate of fertilizer constituents.- H 2 Sources of nitrogen and phosphorus in water.- H 3 Effect of nutrient losses on water.- H 4 Nutrient contents of surface and ground water.- Health Aspects.- J 1 Recommended safe levels of N in drinking water and the consequences of excess nitrate.- J 2 Methaemoglobinaemia in Europe.- J 3 Fertilizers, food crops and human health.- J 4 The effect of the primarynutrients, N, P and K on human health.- J 5 Calcium, magnesium, sodium and sulphur in human health.- J 6 Micronutrients and human health.- J 7 Heavy metals and human health.- J 8 Nitrosamines and nitrogen fertilizers.- J 9 Nitrogen fertilizers and stratospheric ozone.- Energy.- K 1 Energy in agriculture.- K 2 Fertilizer energy.- Miscellaneous.- L 1 International organisations concerned in the environmental aspects of fertilizer use.- L 2 Sources of information on environmental aspects of fertilizer manufacture.