Nitrogen Fixation: Achievements and Objectives - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0412025914 ISBN 13: 9780412025914

Publisher: Chapman and Hall, 1991

Synopsis

We are witnessing an increased awareness of the earth's environment. Examples are easily seen in the rise of 'Green Parties' across Europe, North America, Australasia, and lately Eastern Europe. The public outcry following industrial mishaps in Alaska, Chernobyl, Basel, and Bhopal, as well as the renewed legislative activity, such as the Clean Air Act in the USA and the European Community directive to member nation concerning the control of release of genetically engineered organisms are further examples of the general interest in the biosphere. The 'Ozone hole', 'Greenhouse gases', and 'Genetically engineered Microorganisms' have gained public profiles, and are discussed widely in newspapers, magazines and the electronic media. A recent educational survey of nations, belonging to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) showed that school children are more literate with ecological terms (as listed above) than with 'pure' scientific terms, like 'phloem', 'mitosis', 'proton', or 'Jurasic period'. Perhaps the increase in awareness is cyclical, being fed by non-scientific, sociological and economic advances. The late 1960s/early 1970s saw a major increase in environmental consciousness. Anti-pollution groups were founded, healthfood shops and naturopathy became acceptable as did recycling, the use of lead-free gasoline, and the reduced usage of environmental toxins, like DDT and PCB. For example, Monsanto Chemical Company instigated a self-imposed halt to the manufacture of PCB in the mid-seventies. Chemical companies started to look at biodegradable herbicides, slow release fertilizers, and specifically targeted pesticides.

About this title

Synopsis

The proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Nitrogen Fixation, held in Knoxville, Tenn., May 1990. Between an overview section and a summing up section are sections devoted to nitrogenase biochemistry and chemical models, plant-microbe interactions, limiting factors in nitrogen fixation, nitrogen fixation and the environment, bacterial sys

Edition details

• Publisher: Chapman and Hall
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0412025914
• ISBN 13: 9780412025914
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 869
• Editor: Gresshoff Peter M., Etc.