Phosphorus famine: The threat to our food supply

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Phosphorus famine: The threat to our food supply

Phosphorus has been used extensively for over 100 years as a fertiliser in modern industrial agriculture. This underappreciated resource is still decades from running out. This paper published in Scientific American advises us to act now to conserve it, or the future agriculture could collapse.

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Jun 2009
David A. Vaccari
Scientific American 300 6
Phosphorus.doc

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