A substance flow analysis of phosphorus in the UK food production and consumption system

Resources, Conservation and Recycling

Volumn 74, Issue , 2013, Pages 82-100

  Cooper, James ^a   Carliell Marquet, Cynthia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Resource; SFA Phosphorus; Substance flow analysis; UK

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS MANAGEMENT; RECYCLING STRATEGY; RESOURCE; SOIL ACCUMULATIONS; STOCKS AND FLOWS; SUBSTANCE FLOW ANALYSIS; UK; WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORKS;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CULTIVATION; EFFICIENCY; EFFLUENTS; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; MANURES; PHOSPHORUS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

WATER RECYCLING;

FERTILIZER; IMPORTED FERTILIZER; PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER; PHOSPHORUS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CROP PRODUCTION; EFFLUENT; FERTILIZER; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD PRODUCTION; MATERIAL FLOW ANALYSIS; PHOSPHORUS; RECYCLING; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; WASTEWATER;

AGRICULTURAL LAND; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPOSTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CROP PRODUCTION; EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FLOW MEASUREMENT; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GRAZING; HUMAN; IMPORTED FOOD; INCINERATION; LANDFILL; MANURE; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEWAGE EFFLUENT; SLUDGE TREATMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; SUBSTANCE FLOW ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; WASTE COMPONENT REMOVAL; WASTE DISPOSAL; WASTE WATER RECYCLING; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84875863000     PISSN: 09213449     EISSN: 18790658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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