The modern phosphorus sustainability movement: A profiling experiment

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 4523-4545

  Ulrich, Andrea E ^a   Schnug, Ewald ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PATHOGEN DIAGNOSTICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertilizers; Food security; Global science diplomacy; Peak phosphorus; Research management; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER; FOOD PRODUCTION; FOOD SECURITY; PHOSPHATE ROCK; PHOSPHORUS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84887242359     PISSN: 20711050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su5114523     Document Type: Article

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