Anthropogenic Use of Phosphorus Resources and Environmental Impacts
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 542
Special Issue Editors
Interests: phosphorus cycling; nutrient management; substance flow analysis; lifecycle assessment
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient for living systems with no substitutes. The global P reserves are distributed quite unevenly. To sustain the increasing population and its demand for animal protein, humanity has massively altered the biogeochemical cycle of P. A tremendous amount of P rocks have been mined but used in a not-so-efficient way. Excess P is discharged back into the environment, leading to eutrophication and damaging freshwater ecosystems.
Taking into account these premises, this Special Issue aims to present original research articles, reviews, and short communications concerning the anthropogenic alteration of P cycling and the subsequent impacts on the resource and environment. The scope of this Special Issue will include the full cycle of anthropogenic P use, including but not limited to rock mining, chemical production, cultivation, animal husbandry, aquaculture, agricultural product processing, human consumption, wastewater treatment, and solid waste disposal.
The purpose of this Special Issue will be to highlight state-of-the-art research which addresses the importance of closing the P cycle to achieve the cobenefits of P resource conservation and eutrophication mitigation.
Dr. Xin Liu
Prof. Dr. David Vaccari
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- phosphorus cycling
- human activities
- food production and consumption
- trade
- nutrient management
- eutrophication
- resource depletion
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