Phosphorus, food, and our future /

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Imprint:Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Description:1 online resource (xviii, 224 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12016285
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Other authors / contributors:Wyant, Karl A., editor.
Corman, Jessica R., editor.
Elser, James J., 1959- editor.
ISBN:9780199916849
0199916845
9780190267926
0190267925
9780199916832
0199916837
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Summary:Phosphorus is essential to all life. A critical component of fertilizers, phosphorus currently has no known substitute in agriculture. Without it, crops cannot grow. With too much of it, waterways are polluted. Across the globe, social, political, and economic pressures are influencing the biogeochemical cycle of phosphorus. A better understanding of this non-renewable resource and its impacts on the environment is critical to conserving our global supply and increasing agricultural productivity. This book builds a cohesive knowledge base of phosphorus sustainability.
Other form:Print version: Phosphorus, food, and our future. Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013] 9780199916832