Agricultural Soils: Impacts on the Environment

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Rodrigo Nogueira de Sousa, PhD – Researcher, Soil Science Department, University of São Paulo, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
Thais Nascimento Pessoa, PhD – PostDoc, University of São Paulo, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil
Kassio Ferreira Mendes, PhD – Professor, Department of Agronomy, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, MG, Brazil

Series: Environmental Remediation Technologies, Regulations and Safety; Air, Water and Soil Pollution Science and Technology
BISAC: TEC003060; TEC003070; TEC003010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52305/VXLZ8058

“Agricultural Soils: Impacts on the Environment” is a comprehensive and timely guide to the latest research on the impacts of soil management practices on soil quality and health, as well as their effects on the wider environment. The book covers a range of topics including the use of biochar as a soil amendment, the environmental behavior of herbicides in soil, and the presence of microplastics in agricultural soils. It provides a valuable resource for researchers, students, and professionals in the fields of agriculture, environmental science, and soil science, and offers insights into sustainable soil management practices.

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Table of Contents

Preface

Chapter 1. The Impacts of Soil Management on Soil Quality and Soil Health
Carla da Penha Simon1 and Thaís Nascimento Pessoa2
1Center of Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
2Department of Soil Science, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil

Chapter 2. Biochar as a Soil Amendment: Agronomic and Environmental Benefits
Gustavo Franco de Castro1, Enzo Taliuli Zorzanelli1, Igor Franco Rezende1, Brunno Cesar Pereira Rocha1, Fabiane Carvalho Ballotin2, Edson Marcio Mattiello2, Jairo Tronto3 and Kassio Ferreira Mendes1
1Department of Agronomy, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2Department of Soil, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
3Institute of Exact and Technological Sciences, Federal University of Viçosa, Rio Paranaíba, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Chapter 3. Environmental Behavior of Herbicides in Soil
Kassio Ferreira Mendes1, Rodrigo Nogueira de Sousa2, Márcio Antônio Godoi Junior1, Carolina Porfiri3 and Jorgelina Ceferina Montoya3
1Department of Agronomy, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2Department of Soil Science, “Luiz de Queiroz” College of Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
3Estación Experimental Agropecuaria “Ing. Agr. Guillermo Covas” Anguil, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Anguil, La Pampa, Argentina

Chapter 4. Herbicide Contaminated Soil: Remediation and Amendments
Kamila Cabral Mielke, Laryssa Barbosa Xavier da Silva, Maura Gabriela da Silva Brochado and Kassio Ferreira Mendes
Department of Agronomy, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Chapter 5. Microplastics in Agricultural Soils
Maura Gabriela da Silva Brochado1, Caik Oliveira de Miranda2, John Kennedy Ferreira Cardoso1, Kassio Ferreira Mendes1 and José João Lelis Leal de Souza2
1Department of Agronomy, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil
2Soil Science Department, Federal University of Viçosa, Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Index

Editor’s ORCID iD

Rodrigo Nogueira de Sousa – 0000-0003-3872-5480
Thais Nascimento Pessoa – 0000-0002-6392-7650
Kassio Ferreira Mendes – 0000-0002-2869-8434

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