Soil quality and biofuel production / edited by Rattan Lal, B.A. Stewart. - Boca Raton : CRC Press, c2010. - xii, 210 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. - Advances in soil science . - Advances in soil science (Boca Raton, Fla.) .

CONTENTS

Soil Processes and Residue Harvest Management.

Soil Quality Impacts of Residue Removal for Biofuel Feedstock.

Ecological Consequences of Biofuels.

Land Use in Production of Raw Materials for Biofuels.

Corn and Cellulosic Ethanol Problems and Soil Erosion.

Ethanol Production from Sugarcane and Soil Quality.

Economic Balance: Competition between Food Production and Biofuels Expansion.

Opportunities and Challenges of Biofuel Production.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781439800737 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1439800731 (hardcover : alk. paper)


Biomass energy--Environmental aspects.
Soils--Quality.

662.6692 / SOI