Socioeconomic and Environmental Implications of Agricultural Residue Burning: A Case Study of Punjab, India (SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science)

by Laxmi Joshi (Contributor), Parmod Kumar (Author), Surender Kumar (Contributor)

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  2015

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  This book discusses the important issue of the socioeconomic and environmental impacts of agricultural residue burning, common in agricultural practices in many parts of the world. The burning of agricultural residue causes severe pollution in land, water and air and contributes to increased ozone levels and climate change in the long term.