The recovery of phosphorus from wastewater has emerged as a critical strategy for addressing both environmental and resource sustainability challenges. Phosphorus, an essential yet non-renewable ...

Scientists predict that the scarcity of phosphorus will increase over the next few decades as the growing demand for agricultural fertilizer depletes geologic reserves of the element. Meanwhile, ...

Without phosphorus we cannot produce food – but at current consumption rates, reserves could be depleted in the next 50 to 100 years. Projections suggest that global phosphorus demand could grow at ...

In a new study published in Volume 16 of the journal Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, researchers from Tianjin University evaluate the environmental sustainability opportunity and ...

Like a fickle god, phosphorus gives life and takes it away. If too much leaches into lakes and streams, algal blooms suck oxygen from the water and choke off life. But if too little exists, we are all ...

In a new study published in Volume 16 of the journal Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, researchers from Tianjin University evaluate the environmental sustainability opportunity and ...

Struvite, the same substance that makes up kidney stones and irritates sewage plant operators, could be an effective alternative to using a limited supply of mined phosphate for crop fertilizer.

The Nature Index 2025 Research Leaders — previously known as Annual Tables — reveal the leading institutions and countries/territories in the natural and health sciences, according to their output in ...

In a day and age where citizens are concerned about government waste, Washington County’s government has figured out a way to turn waste into profit. Through a partnership with British Columbia-based ...