Environmental assessment of management options for nutrient flows in the food chain in China

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 7260-7268

  Ma, Lin ^a,c   Wang, Fanghao ^a   Zhang, Weifeng ^a   Ma, Wenqi ^b   Velthof, Gerard ^c   Qin, Wei ^c   Oenema, Oene ^c   Zhang, Fusuo ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEBEI   (China)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; INTEGRATED NUTRIENTS; MANAGEMENT OPTIONS; N AND P FERTILIZER; POPULATION GROWTH; SCENARIO ANALYSIS;

EUTROPHICATION; FERTILIZERS; FOOD SUPPLY; GREENHOUSE GASES; GROUNDWATER; NUTRIENTS; NUTRITION; POPULATION STATISTICS; RIVER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT;

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; NUMERICAL MODEL; NUTRIENT CYCLING; PHOSPHORUS; POPULATION GROWTH; SURFACE WATER;

ARTICLE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CATERING SERVICE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EUTROPHICATION; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD INTAKE; NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT; POPULATION GROWTH;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CHINA; FERTILIZERS; FOOD CHAIN; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; MEAT; MILK; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

CHINA;

EID: 84880125285     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es400456u     Document Type: Article

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