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.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. i 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. ii 6. List of Contributors - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Foreword - p. xv 9. Part I. Understanding agricultural and food wastes - p. P1 10. Chapter 1. Beyond the harvest: The origins and diversity of crop residues and byproducts - p. 3 11. Chapter 2. Livestock waste: Sources, types, and composition - p. 21 12. Chapter 3. Pesticide and chemical waste: Exploring the sources, composition, and characteristics - p. 37 13. Chapter 4. Nutrient, fertilizer, and plastic waste in the agriculture sector - p. 49 14. Chapter 5. Food processing waste: Understanding the sources, composition, and characteristics - p. 61 15. Chapter 6. Water footprints of the global agriculture sector - p. 79 16. Part II. Environmental impact and ecological considerations - p. P2 17. Chapter 7. The ecological footprint of agricultural waste: Pollution and greenhouse gas - p. 101 18. Chapter 8. Emissions from fertile to fragile: Understanding soil degradation and erosion due to agricultural waste - p. 121 19. Chapter 9. Pyrethroids contamination: Understanding the impacts on freshwater invertebrates and fish - p. 137 20. Chapter 10. The ecological toll: Biodiversity loss and habitat degradation caused by agricultural waste - p. 155 21. Chapter 11. The hidden dangers: Agricultural waste and its impact on human health - p. 167 22. Part III. Waste management technologies for waste mitigation - p. P3 23. Chapter 12. Traditional and modern waste management technologies: Challenges and limitations - p. 183 24. Chapter 13. Integrated waste management systems: Holistic approaches to waste management in agriculture - p. 203 25. Chapter 14. Anaerobic digestion of waste for sustainable energy production: Principles, applications, and sustainable challenges - p. 215 26. Chapter 15. Waste-to-energy technologies: Harnessing biogas from agricultural waste - p. 231 27. Chapter 16. Industrial applications of agricultural waste for value-added products - p. 253 28. Chapter 17. Nanotechnology and agro-industrial wastes as a sustainable and future approach in agricultural applications - p. 267 29. Part IV. Waste valorisation and resource utilisation - p. P4 30. Chapter 18. Nutrient recovery and recycling: Extracting and reusing nutrients from agricultural waste - p. 283 31. Chapter 19. Transforming waste into worth: Exploring value-added products from agricultural waste - p. 307 32. Chapter 20. Agricultural waste as a renewable resource: Biomass and biofuel production - p. 333 33. Chapter 21. Vermicomposting for waste decomposition and soil health improvement: Risk and challenges - p. 349 34. Chapter 22. Residue to rations: Enhancing livestock nutrition with agricultural byproducts - p. 375 35. Chapter 23. Biochar production: Utilizing waste for carbon sequestration and soil improvement - p. 415 36. Chapter 24. Sustainable solutions: Utilizing agricultural waste for bioplastics and biofibers - p. 431 37. Chapter 25. Waste not, mushroom lots: Innovative cultivation methods with agricultural residues - p. 443 38. Part V. Regulatory and policy frameworks for sustainable waste management - p. P5 39. Chapter 26. Policies and strategies to promote sustainable agricultural waste management practices - p. 467 40. Chapter 27. Emerging trends and future prospects in agricultural waste management - p. 477 41. Chapter 28. Potential agricultural waste management practices to contribute to a sustainable and circular agricultural system - p. 493 42. Index - p. 513
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.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. i 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. ii 6. List of Contributors - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Foreword - p. xv 9. Part I. Understanding agricultural and food wastes - p. P1 10. Chapter 1. Beyond the harvest: The origins and diversity of crop residues and byproducts - p. 3 11. Chapter 2. Livestock waste: Sources, types, and composition - p. 21 12. Chapter 3. Pesticide and chemical waste: Exploring the sources, composition, and characteristics - p. 37 13. Chapter 4. Nutrient, fertilizer, and plastic waste in the agriculture sector - p. 49 14. Chapter 5. Food processing waste: Understanding the sources, composition, and characteristics - p. 61 15. Chapter 6. Water footprints of the global agriculture sector - p. 79 16. Part II. Environmental impact and ecological considerations - p. P2 17. Chapter 7. The ecological footprint of agricultural waste: Pollution and greenhouse gas - p. 101 18. Chapter 8. Emissions from fertile to fragile: Understanding soil degradation and erosion due to agricultural waste - p. 121 19. Chapter 9. Pyrethroids contamination: Understanding the impacts on freshwater invertebrates and fish - p. 137 20. Chapter 10. The ecological toll: Biodiversity loss and habitat degradation caused by agricultural waste - p. 155 21. Chapter 11. The hidden dangers: Agricultural waste and its impact on human health - p. 167 22. Part III. Waste management technologies for waste mitigation - p. P3 23. Chapter 12. Traditional and modern waste management technologies: Challenges and limitations - p. 183 24. Chapter 13. Integrated waste management systems: Holistic approaches to waste management in agriculture - p. 203 25. Chapter 14. Anaerobic digestion of waste for sustainable energy production: Principles, applications, and sustainable challenges - p. 215 26. Chapter 15. Waste-to-energy technologies: Harnessing biogas from agricultural waste - p. 231 27. Chapter 16. Industrial applications of agricultural waste for value-added products - p. 253 28. Chapter 17. Nanotechnology and agro-industrial wastes as a sustainable and future approach in agricultural applications - p. 267 29. Part IV. Waste valorisation and resource utilisation - p. P4 30. Chapter 18. Nutrient recovery and recycling: Extracting and reusing nutrients from agricultural waste - p. 283 31. Chapter 19. Transforming waste into worth: Exploring value-added products from agricultural waste - p. 307 32. Chapter 20. Agricultural waste as a renewable resource: Biomass and biofuel production - p. 333 33. Chapter 21. Vermicomposting for waste decomposition and soil health improvement: Risk and challenges - p. 349 34. Chapter 22. Residue to rations: Enhancing livestock nutrition with agricultural byproducts - p. 375 35. Chapter 23. Biochar production: Utilizing waste for carbon sequestration and soil improvement - p. 415 36. Chapter 24. Sustainable solutions: Utilizing agricultural waste for bioplastics and biofibers - p. 431 37. Chapter 25. Waste not, mushroom lots: Innovative cultivation methods with agricultural residues - p. 443 38. Part V. Regulatory and policy frameworks for sustainable waste management - p. P5 39. Chapter 26. Policies and strategies to promote sustainable agricultural waste management practices - p. 467 40. Chapter 27. Emerging trends and future prospects in agricultural waste management - p. 477 41. Chapter 28. Potential agricultural waste management practices to contribute to a sustainable and circular agricultural system - p. 493 42. Index - p. 513
