Phosphorus is a key component of the resource demands for meat, eggs, and dairy production in the United States

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 111, Issue 46, 2014, Pages E4906-E4907

  Metsona, Geneviève S ^a   Smith, Val H ^b   Cordell, Dana J ^c   Vaccari, David A ^d   Elser, James J ^e   Bennett, Elena M ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Stevens Institute of Technology   (United States)

^e ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHORUS; SURFACE WATER; GAS; NITROGEN;

DAIRY PRODUCT; EGG; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SECURITY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVESTOCK; MEAT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; UNITED STATES; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; DAIRYING; GAS; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; IRRIGATION (AGRICULTURE);

AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION; ANIMALS; DAIRYING; EGGS; GASES; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; MEAT; NITROGEN;

EID: 84911903245     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1417759111     Document Type: Letter

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