Total value of phosphorus recovery
Phosphorus (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 f...
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| author | Mayer, B.K. Baker, L.A. Boyer, T.H. Drechsel, Pay Gifford, M. Hanjra, Munir A. |
| author_browse | Baker, L.A. Boyer, T.H. Drechsel, Pay Gifford, M. Hanjra, Munir A. Mayer, B.K. |
| author_facet | Mayer, B.K. Baker, L.A. Boyer, T.H. Drechsel, Pay Gifford, M. Hanjra, Munir A. |
| author_sort | Mayer, B.K. |
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| description | Phosphorus (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. |
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| spelling | CGSpace777642025-02-24T06:54:18Z Total value of phosphorus recovery Mayer, B.K. Baker, L.A. Boyer, T.H. Drechsel, Pay Gifford, M. Hanjra, Munir A. resource recovery renewable energy food production food security waste water treatment plants eutrophication water pollution water reuse water quality heavy metals minerals social aspects equity fertilizers environmental effects urban wastes Phosphorus (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. 2016-07-05 2016-11-16T05:55:05Z 2016-11-16T05:55:05Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77764 en Open Access American Chemical Society Mayer, 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.6b01239 |
| spellingShingle | resource recovery renewable energy food production food security waste water treatment plants eutrophication water pollution water reuse water quality heavy metals minerals social aspects equity fertilizers environmental effects urban wastes Mayer, B.K. Baker, L.A. Boyer, T.H. Drechsel, Pay Gifford, M. Hanjra, Munir A. Total value of phosphorus recovery |
| title | Total value of phosphorus recovery |
| title_full | Total value of phosphorus recovery |
| title_fullStr | Total value of phosphorus recovery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Total value of phosphorus recovery |
| title_short | Total value of phosphorus recovery |
| title_sort | total value of phosphorus recovery |
| topic | resource recovery renewable energy food production food security waste water treatment plants eutrophication water pollution water reuse water quality heavy metals minerals social aspects equity fertilizers environmental effects urban wastes |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/77764 |
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