The U.S. consumer phosphorus footprint: where do nitrogen and phosphorus diverge?

Phosphorus (P) and nitrogen (N) are essential nutrients for food production but their excess use in agriculture can have major social costs, particularly related to water quality degradation. Nutrient footprint approaches estimate N and P release to the environment through food production and waste...

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Published in:	Environmental Research Letters
Main Authors:	Geneviève S Metson, Graham K MacDonald, Allison M Leach, Jana E Compton, John A Harrison, James N Galloway
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Subjects:	sustainability biogeochemistry stoichiometry nutrients agriculture food
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aba781