Key sustainability challenges for the global phosphorus resource, their implications for global food security, and options for mitigation
Global food security is a priority for the future development agenda of the United Nations.
Given the high dependence of the modern global food production system on the continuous …
Given the high dependence of the modern global food production system on the continuous …
Life's bottleneck: sustaining the world's phosphorus for a food secure future
Phosphorus security is emerging as one of the twenty-first century's greatest global
sustainability challenges. Phosphorus has no substitute in food production, and the use of …
sustainability challenges. Phosphorus has no substitute in food production, and the use of …
Phosphorus flows and balances of the European Union Member States
Global society faces serious “phosphorus challenges” given the scarcity, essentiality,
unequal global distribution and, at the same time, regional excess of phosphorus (P) …
unequal global distribution and, at the same time, regional excess of phosphorus (P) …
Phosphorus recovery and recycling with ecological engineering: A review
ED Roy - Ecological engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
Phosphorus is essential to life on Earth and frequently limits the productivity of ecosystems,
including agroecosystems. Currently, a substantial portion of the global human population …
including agroecosystems. Currently, a substantial portion of the global human population …
Mitigation options to reduce phosphorus losses from the agricultural sector and improve surface water quality: a review
OF Schoumans, WJ Chardon, ME Bechmann… - Science of the total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) obliges Member States to improve the
quality of surface water and groundwater. The measures implemented to date have reduced …
quality of surface water and groundwater. The measures implemented to date have reduced …
Stewardship to tackle global phosphorus inefficiency: The case of Europe
The inefficient use of phosphorus (P) in the food chain is a threat to the global aquatic
environment and the health and well-being of citizens, and it is depleting an essential finite …
environment and the health and well-being of citizens, and it is depleting an essential finite …
Global phosphorus flows through agricultural trade
The global phosphorus cycle has been transformed in recent decades through increased
use of mineral phosphorus fertilizer in agriculture and losses to water bodies, leading to …
use of mineral phosphorus fertilizer in agriculture and losses to water bodies, leading to …
Assessing the impact of agricultural pressures on N and P loads and eutrophication risk
Excessive nutrient delivery into freshwater bodies results in increased eutrophication risk
worldwide. Because high-frequency monitoring cannot be generalised to all rivers, methods …
worldwide. Because high-frequency monitoring cannot be generalised to all rivers, methods …
Greening the global phosphorus cycle: how green chemistry can help achieve planetary P sustainability
The sustainability of global phosphorus (P) use is emerging as a major societal goal to
secure future food, energy, and water security for a growing population. Phosphate rock …
secure future food, energy, and water security for a growing population. Phosphate rock …
Global and regional phosphorus budgets in agricultural systems and their implications for phosphorus-use efficiency
The application of phosphorus (P) fertilizer to agricultural soils increased by 3.2% annually
from 2002 to 2010. We quantified in detail the P inputs and outputs of cropland and pasture …
from 2002 to 2010. We quantified in detail the P inputs and outputs of cropland and pasture …