Transforming phosphorus use on the island of Ireland: A model for a sustainable system

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 656; pp. 852 - 861
• Main Authors: Macintosh, Katrina A., Chin, Jason, Jacobs, Brent, Cordell, Dana, McDowell, Richard W., Butler, Paul, Haygarth, Philip M., Williams, Paul, Quinn, John P., O'Flaherty, Vincent, McGrath, John W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.03.2019
• Subjects: environmental quality; eutrophication; food supply chain; food webs; Ireland; Island of Ireland; issues and policy; markets; North America; phosphorus; Phosphorus sustainability; Policy design; prices; Stakeholder engagement; stakeholders; supply chain; Transformative change; uncertainty; Ireland; Transformative change; Phosphorus sustainability; Island of Ireland; Policy design; North America; Stakeholder engagement

Phosphorus is an essential part of the world food web and a non-substitutable nutrient in all biological systems. Losses of phosphorus occur along the food-supply chain and cause environmental degradation and eutrophication. A key global challenge is to meet rising worldwide food demand while protec...