Historical and technical developments of potassium resources

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 502, Issue , 2015, Pages 590-601

  Ciceri, Davide ^a   Manning, David A C ^b   Allanore, Antoine ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fertilizers; Food security; Industrial history; Potash; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; AGRICULTURE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FERTILIZERS; FOOD SUPPLY; MANUFACTURE; SALTS; SILICATES; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC CONDITION; FOOD SECURITY; GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY; NORTHERN HEMISPHERES; SOLUBLE POTASSIUMS; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT;

POTASH;

FERTILIZER; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CARBONATE; SILICATE;

FERTILIZER; FOOD SECURITY; INDUSTRIAL HISTORY; MINERAL EXPLORATION; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POTASH; POTASSIUM; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SUSTAINABILITY;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FOOD SECURITY; HISTORY; MINING; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; POLITICS; REVIEW; TECHNOLOGY; CATERING SERVICE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGRICULTURE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FERTILIZERS; FOOD SUPPLY; MINING; POTASSIUM; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84907966232     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.09.013     Document Type: Review

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