Stamm, Christian; Binder, Claudia R.; Frossard, Emmanuel; Haygarth, Philip M.; Oberson, Astrid; Richardson, Alan E.; Schaum, Christian; Schoumans, Oscar; Udert Kai M.
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Zeitschriftenartikel / Journal Article
Titel:
Towards circular phosphorus: The need of inter- and transdisciplinary research to close the broken cycle
Phosphorus (P) is an essential element to all
living beings but also a finite resource. P-related problems
center around broken P cycles from local to global scales.
This paper presents outcomes from the 9th International
Phosphorus Workshop (IPW9) held 2019 on how to move
towards a sustainable P management. It is based on two
sequential discussion rounds with all participants.
Important progress was reported regarding the awareness
of P as finite mineable resource, technologies to recycle P,
and legislation towards a circular P economy. Yet, critical
deficits were identified such as how to handle legacy P,
how climate change may affect ecosystem P cycling, or
working business models to up-scale existing recycling
models. Workshop participants argued for more
transdisciplinary networks to narrow a perceived sciencepractice/
policy gap. While this gap may be smaller in
reality as illustrated with a Swiss example, we formulate recommendations how to bridge this gap more effectively. «
Phosphorus (P) is an essential element to all
living beings but also a finite resource. P-related problems
center around broken P cycles from local to global scales.
This paper presents outcomes from the 9th International
Phosphorus Workshop (IPW9) held 2019 on how to move
towards a sustainable P management. It is based on two
sequential discussion rounds with all participants.
Important progress was reported regarding the awareness
of P as finite mineable resource, technologies... »