Towards global phosphorus security: a systems framework for phosphorus recovery and reuse options

This research paper proposes an integrated systems framework to address global phosphorus security, emphasizing the need to recover phosphorus from diverse waste streams to mitigate water pollution and ensure future food security as phosphate rock becomes scarcer.

• Over the last fifty years, human activity has moved nearly 500 million tonnes of phosphorus from phosphate rock into the hydrosphere, leading to significant water pollution.
• Phosphorus recovery is driven by two primary factors: the need to reduce water pollution and the emerging threat of phosphorus scarcity, which impacts food security as phosphate rock becomes more expensive and less available.
• Achieving phosphorus security requires a multi-faceted approach rather than a single technology, involving increased use efficiency and the recovery of phosphorus from all waste streams, including food, crop, human, and animal wastes.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2011). Towards global phosphorus security: a systems framework for phosphorus recovery and reuse options. https://www.sei.org/publications/towards-global-phosphorus-security-a-systems-framework-for-phosphorus-recovery-and-reuse-options/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Towards global phosphorus security: a systems framework for phosphorus recovery and reuse options. 2011. https://www.sei.org/publications/towards-global-phosphorus-security-a-systems-framework-for-phosphorus-recovery-and-reuse-options/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2011towards, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Towards global phosphorus security: a systems framework for phosphorus recovery and reuse options}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2011}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/towards-global-phosphorus-security-a-systems-framework-for-phosphorus-recovery-and-reuse-options/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }