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EU-compliant wastewater recycled phosphorus: How much national cereal demand can it meet?
Dept Civil Engn, Austria; Proman Consulting GmbH, Austria.
Linköping University, Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology, Ecological and Environmental Modeling. Linköping University, Faculty of Science & Engineering. Univ Western Ontario, Canada.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-8081-2126
Linköping University, Department of Thematic Studies, Tema Environmental Change. Linköping University, Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Linköping University, Centre for Climate Science and Policy Research, CSPR.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1151-9943
Justus Liebig Univ Giessen, Germany.
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2023 (English)In: Journal of Cleaner Production, ISSN 0959-6526, E-ISSN 1879-1786, Vol. 429, article id 139482Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Finding alternative phosphorus sources is imperative to address negative environmental and societal impacts caused by its current inefficient use. However, the direct use of phosphorus in sewage sludge in agriculture is controversial. This paper uses Denmark, Germany, and Spain as case examples to assess relevant legislation and boundary conditions in agricultural production to identify opportunities and barriers for the utilisation of recycled phosphorus from wastewater in agriculture on a regional level. Only five out of 22 phosphorus recycling technologies considered were in full compliance with legislation across all three countries, and these five were then assessed for their potential to supply phosphorus to major crops within countries. We considered the application of technologies across four scenarios: 1) struvite; 2) vivianite as iron supply; 3) vivianite for calcium phosphate precipitation; and 4) ashes for calcium phosphate precipitation. The most suitable scenario identified for Denmark was vivianite for calcium phosphate precipitation, whereas in Spain vivianite as iron supply was identified as most suitable, and ashes for calcium phosphate in Germany. We found that in 2018, the potential phosphorus supply from recycling technologies was on average 0.38, 0.29 and 0.05 kg of phosphorus per capita for Danish, German, and Spanish regions. These quantities could meet 9.1, 21.7, and 10.0 percent of the phosphorus required to produce major cereals in each country (specifically wheat, barley, and rye). Given current legal constraints, wastewater treatment plant connections and agronomic context, the potential contribution of recycled phosphorus is non-negligible in many sub-national regions. Still, to access the full potential of phosphorus circularity clear product specifications and transport and logistics among regions will be necessary.

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD , 2023. Vol. 429, article id 139482
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Phosphorus recycling; Wastewater; Sewage sludge; Potential assessment
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-199690DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139482ISI: 001117015700001OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-199690DiVA, id: diva2:1821028
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Funding Agencies|RecaP Project from the European Union [956454]; TU Wien Bibliothek

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