| Title |
Although there is no Physical Short-Term Scarcity of Phosphorus, its Resource Efficiency Should be Improved |
| ID_Doc |
25457 |
| Authors |
Scholz, RW; Wellmer, FW |
| Title |
Although there is no Physical Short-Term Scarcity of Phosphorus, its Resource Efficiency Should be Improved |
| Year |
2019 |
| Published |
Journal Of Industrial Ecology, 23, 2 |
| DOI |
10.1111/jiec.12750 |
| Abstract |
The German government has adopted a law that requires sewage plants to go beyond the recovery of phosphorus from wastewater and to promote recycling. We argue that there is no physical global short- or mid-term phosphorus scarcity. However, we also argue that there are legitimate reasons for policies such as those of Germany, including: precaution as a way to ensure future generations' long-term supply security, promotion of technologies for closed-loop economics in a promising stage of technology development, and decrease in the current supply risk with a new resource pool. |
| Author Keywords |
circular economy; industrial ecology; materials efficiency; precautionary principle; recycling; wastewater |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED); Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000463892300002 |
| WoS Category |
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology; Engineering, Environmental; Environmental Sciences |
| Research Area |
Science & Technology - Other Topics; Engineering; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| PDF |
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdfdirect/10.1111/jiec.12750
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