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Author:   Bill Butterworth (Director, Land Research Ltd, UK)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
ISBN:  

9780443267758

ISBN 10:   0443267758
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   17 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Contents Introduction Less talk and more doing. Rebuilding BACS – the Global Bio-Active Soil Carbon sink. Section 1. The Need and Opportunity to Change 1. The basis of all life on Earth 2. Eco-mimic and the Carboniferous Era 3. Rebuilding the global Soil Carbon Sink 4. Energy in agriculture 5. Safety -The mycorrhizal closed conduit (i) Vermuyden and the Fens (ii) Terra Pretta (iii) The mycorrhizal conduit and natural ecosystems (iv) BACS - the Bioactive Soil Carbon Sink 6. Recycle to land (i) Proximity composting of urban and industrial wastes (ii) Zero Till 7. Regulation – the balance of safety and empowerment 8. The Cash Driver (i) Tax the alternative (ii) Manufactured fertilisers i. Energy cost ii. Financial cost (iii) Empowering farmers and foresters i. Reverse Franchising ii. Policing (iv) Carbon Credits Section 2 – The Technology 1. Soils as the basis of the global ecosystem 2. The composting process 3. Mycorrhizal conduit 4. The range of materials to upcycle a. The chemistry b. Physical condition 5. Microplastics a. The basics – what is known b. Pot trials on a microplastic with Nitrogen in the molecule c. The global opportunity Section 3. The Materials 1. Agricultural Wastes 2. Urban and Industrial Wastes 3. Hospital Wastes 4. Sewage 5. Sewage and microplastics – protecting water supplies and the oceans 6. Plastics and composites – no limits? Section 4. Farm and forestry – composting and direct application Proximity Composting Application i. Farming ii. Forestry Section 5. Case Studies and Split field Trials i. Farm study composting ii. Farm study composting iii. Split field trial with microplastic fertiliser Section 6. Replicated Plot Trials Microplastic fertiliser (NIAB in UK) Section 7. Control and Enablement i. Protecting water supplies and the oceans ii. Research on regulation iii. Enablement iv. Case Study – Reverse Franchising with professional supervision Conclusions The opportunity The basic cash driver of change Urgency

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