Total value of phosphorus recovery

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Water Management Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystemsen_US
cg.coverage.subregionPhosphorusen_US
cg.creator.identifierDrechsel, Pay: 0000-0002-2592-8812en_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.6b01239en_US
cg.identifier.wlethemeRecovering and Reusing Resources in Urbanized Ecosystemsen_US
cg.issn0013-936Xen_US
cg.issn1520-5851en_US
cg.issue13en_US
cg.journalEnvironmental Science and Technologyen_US
cg.volume50en_US
dc.contributor.authorMayer, B.K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBaker, L.A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBoyer, T.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDrechsel, Payen_US
dc.contributor.authorGifford, M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHanjra, Munir A.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-16T05:55:05Zen_US
dc.date.available2016-11-16T05:55:05Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/77764en_US
dc.titleTotal value of phosphorus recoveryen_US
dcterms.abstractPhosphorus (P) is a critical, geographically concentrated, nonrenewable resource necessary to support global food production. In excess (e.g., due to runoff or wastewater discharges), P is also a primary cause of eutrophication. To reconcile the simultaneous shortage and overabundance of P, lost P flows must be recovered and reused, alongside improvements in P-use efficiency. While this motivation is increasingly being recognized, little P recovery is practiced today, as recovered P generally cannot compete with the relatively low cost of mined P. Therefore, P is often captured to prevent its release into the environment without beneficial recovery and reuse. However, additional incentives for P recovery emerge when accounting for the total value of P recovery. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the range of benefits of recovering P from waste streams, i.e., the total value of recovering P. This approach accounts for P products, 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. Additionally, P recovery provides valuable services to society and the environment by protecting and improving environmental quality, enhancing efficiency of waste treatment facilities, and improving food security and social equity. The needs to make P recovery a reality are also discussed, including business models, bottlenecks, and policy and education strategies.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.available2016-06-03en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationMayer, B. K.; Baker, L. A.; Boyer, T. H.; Drechsel, Pay; Gifford, M.; Hanjra, Munir A. 2016. Total value of phosphorus recovery. Environmental Science & Technology, 50(13):6606-6620. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01239en_US
dcterms.extentpp. 6606-6620en_US
dcterms.issued2016-07-05en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherAmerican Chemical Societyen_US
dcterms.subjectresource recoveryen_US
dcterms.subjectrenewable energyen_US
dcterms.subjectfood productionen_US
dcterms.subjectfood securityen_US
dcterms.subjectwaste water treatment plantsen_US
dcterms.subjecteutrophicationen_US
dcterms.subjectwater pollutionen_US
dcterms.subjectwater reuseen_US
dcterms.subjectwater qualityen_US
dcterms.subjectheavy metalsen_US
dcterms.subjectmineralsen_US
dcterms.subjectsocial aspectsen_US
dcterms.subjectequityen_US
dcterms.subjectfertilizersen_US
dcterms.subjectenvironmental effectsen_US
dcterms.subjecturban wastesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

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