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A brief history of phosphorus: From the philosopher’s stone to nutrient recovery and reuse
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The important history of human interference with the phosphorus cycle from initial discovery to present is examined, highlighting key interrelated events and consequences of the Industrial Revolution, Sanitation Revolution and Green Revolution.About:
This article is published in Chemosphere.The article was published on 2011-08-01. It has received 317 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Peak phosphorus.read more
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Towards global phosphorus security: A systems framework for phosphorus recovery and reuse options
TL;DR: This paper examines the full spectrum of sustainable phosphorus recovery and reuse options (from small-scale low-cost to large-scale high-tech), facilitates integrated decision-making and identifies future opportunities and challenges for achieving global phosphorus security.
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Total Value of Phosphorus Recovery
Brooke K. Mayer,Lawrence A. Baker,Treavor H. Boyer,Pay Drechsel,Mac Gifford,Munir A. Hanjra,Prathap Parameswaran,Jared Stoltzfus,Paul Westerhoff,Bruce E. Rittmann +9 more
TL;DR: This article provides a comprehensive overview of the range of benefits of recovering P from waste streams, i.e., the total value of recovered P, as well as other assets that are associated with P and can be recovered in parallel, such as energy, nitrogen, metals and minerals, and water.
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Root developmental adaptation to phosphate starvation: better safe than sorry
TL;DR: This review describes how the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana adapts its root system architecture to phosphate deficiency through inhibition of primary root growth, increase in lateral root formation and growth and production of root hairs, which all promote topsoil foraging.
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Membrane-based processes for wastewater nutrient recovery: Technology, challenges, and future direction
TL;DR: It is highlighted that hybridising these membrane processes with existing nutrient precipitation process will lead to better management of and more diverse pathways for near complete nutrient recovery in wastewater treatment facilities.
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Life's Bottleneck: Sustaining the World's Phosphorus for a Food Secure Future
Dana Cordell,Stuart White +1 more
TL;DR: The authors provides an updated and integrated synthesis of the biophysical, social, geopolitical, and institutional challenges and opportunities for food security, and provides an overview of the current state of the phosphate supply chain.
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Wastewater engineering : treatment and reuse
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an overview of wastewater engineering and its application in the field of wastewater treatment, including conversion factors, physical properties of selected gases and the composition of air, and water properties.
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The story of phosphorus: Global food security and food for thought
TL;DR: In this article, the authors put forward the case for including long-term phosphorus scarcity on the priority agenda for global food security, and presented opportunities for recovering phosphorus and reducing demand together with institutional challenges.
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Wastewater Engineering Treatment Disposal Reuse
TL;DR: Wastewater Engineering: An Overview of Wastewater Engineering, Methods and Implementation Considerations as mentioned in this paper is a good starting point for a discussion of the issues of wastewater engineering. But, it is not a complete survey of the entire literature.