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Bezig met laden... The Devil's Element: Phosphorus and a World Out of Balancedoor Dan Egan
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. I’d already read another book on phosphorus ( the 13th element) so I almost gave this one a pass . I’m glad I didn’t though, because I learned a lot and it is a really important topic. If you don’t already know about phosphorus dependency and pollution, this is a painless way to start learning about it. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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"The story of phosphorus spans the globe and vast tracts of human history. The race to mine phosphorus took people from the battlefields of Waterloo, which were looted for the bones of fallen soldiers, to the fabled guano islands off Peru, the Bone Valley of Florida, and the sand dunes of the Western Sahara. Over the past century, phosphorus has made farming vastly more productive, feeding the enormous increase in the human population. Yet, as Egan harrowingly reports, our overreliance on this vital crop nutrient is today causing toxic algae blooms and "dead zones" in waterways from the coasts of Florida to the Mississippi River basin to the Great Lakes and beyond. Egan also explores the alarming reality that diminishing access to phosphorus poses a threat to the food system worldwide--which risks rising conflict and even war"-- Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)577.14Natural sciences and mathematics Life Sciences, Biology Ecology Organic/Inorganic ChemistryLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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