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Peak phosphorus: the next inconvenient truth

The consequences of a dwindling, forgotten mineral can be the world’s next inconvenient truth.

Arno Rosemarin, Ian Caldwell / Published on 12 January 2010
Citation

Rosemarin, A.; de Bruijne, G.; Caldwell, I. (2009). Peak phosphorus: the next inconvenient truth. Rosemarin, A., G. de Bruijne and I. Caldwell (2009). Peak phosphorus: the next inconvenient truth. The Broker, no. 15: 6-9.

The world’s food supplies as reserves of phosphate rock, the main source of phosphorus used in fertilizers, are running out and the impacts can be immense. This is the gist of a recent article written by SEI researchers Arno Rosemarin and Ian Caldwell together with senior sanitation advisor Gert de Bruijne from WASTE, a Dutch organization advising on sustainable improvement of the urban environment.

The article, entitled The next inconvenient truth: Peak phosphorus, was recently published in The Broker and warns that the current trajectory can lead the world into uncharted territory.

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SEI authors

Arno Rosemarin
Arno Rosemarin

Senior Research Fellow

SEI Headquarters

Ian Caldwell
Ian Caldwell

IT and Data Security Manager

Global Operations

SEI Headquarters

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