World phosphorous use crosses critical threshold

Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 11:30 in Earth & Climate

Recalculating the global use of phosphorous, a fertiliser linchpin of modern agriculture, a team of researchers warns that the world's stocks may soon be in short supply and that overuse in the industrialised world has become a leading cause of the pollution of lakes, rivers and streams...

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