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Phosphorus, Food, and Our Future (Hardcover, New)
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Phosphorus, Food, and Our Future (Hardcover, New)
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Phosphorus is essential to all life. A critical component of
fertilizers, Phosphorus currently has no known substitute in
agriculture. Without it, crops cannot grow. With too much of it,
waterways are polluted. Across the globe, social, political, and
economic pressures are influencing the biogeochemical cycle of
phosphorus. A better understanding of this non-renewable resource
and its impacts on the environment is critical to conserving our
global supply and increasing agricultural productivity. Most of the
phosphorus-focused discussion within the academic community is
highly fragmented. Phosphorus, Food, and Our Future will bring
together the necessary multi-disciplinary perspectives to build a
cohesive knowledge base of phosphorus sustainability. The book is a
direct continuation of processes associated with the first
international conference on sustainable phosphorus held in the
United States, the Frontiers in Life Sciences: Sustainable
Phosphorus Summit, though it is not a book of conference
proceedings; rather, the book is part of an integrated, coordinated
process that builds on the momentum of the Summit. The first
chapter will introduce the biological and chemical necessity of
phosphorus. The subsequent ten chapters will explore different
facets of phosphorus sustainability and the role of policy on
future global phosphorus supplies. The final chapter will
synthesize all of the emerging views contained in the book, drawing
out the leading dilemmas and opportunities for phosphorus
sustainability.
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