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Understanding Soil Contamination in Nitrogen Fertilizer Manufacturing: Spatial Distribution, Factors, and Implications for Environmental Management
Soil contamination caused by the nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing industry is a growing global concern. This study focused on soil contamination in...
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Environmental implications of phosphate-based fertilizer industrial waste and its management practices
During the green revolution in the mid-twentieth century, the consumption of inorganic phosphorous and phosphate-based fertilizers (P-fertilizers) in...
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Sustainable transition in the fertilizer industry: alternative routes to low-carbon fertilizer production
High price in energy sources and consumption of the limited amount of global resources have been a critical issue, and searching for new alternatives...
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Spatially differentiated nitrogen supply is key in a global food–fertilizer price crisis
A regional geopolitical conflict and sudden massive supply disruptions have revealed vulnerabilities in our global fuel–fertilizer–food nexus. As...
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Sustainable options for fertilizer management in agriculture to prevent water contamination: a review
Synthetic fertilizers have been revolutionary in the way that the increased production of food crops has increased as a result of the application of...
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Assessment of radioactivity level and associated radiological hazard in fertilizer from Dhaka
Miners, factory workers, traders, end-users, and foodstuff consumers all run the risk of encountering health hazards derived from the presence of...
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Assessing the global warming potential impact of organic fertilizer strategies in rice cultivation in Sri Lanka
Rice is the staple food in Sri Lanka, and over 15% of the national land is allocated for rice cultivation. Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rice...
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Iron-doped biochar, an agricultural and environmentally beneficial fertilizer
The utilization of agricultural waste to create value-added goods has benefited waste management while resolving cost-effectiveness and food shortage...
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Potential of organic waste to energy and bio-fertilizer production in Sub-Saharan Africa: a review
Many growing cities of Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are marred by the inefficient collection, management, disposal and reuse of organic waste. The...
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How does agricultural production outsourcing services affect chemical fertilizer use under topographic constraints: a farm-level analysis of China
Agricultural production outsourcing services (APOS) are an important means to promote green and low-carbon development of agriculture in China....
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Biochar and organic fertilizer applications enhance soil functional microbial abundance and agroecosystem multifunctionality
Biochar and organic fertilizer are widely supported to maintain crop production and sustainable development of agroecosystems. However, it is unclear...
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The effect of environmental cognition on farmers' use behavior of organic fertilizer
Organic fertilizers are essential for fostering the green development of agriculture and protecting ecological environment. In this study,...
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Sewage Sludge: Is It a Sustainable Fertilizer or a Source of Contaminants?
Sewage sludge is the leftover from municipal and industrial wastewater treatment plants which contains both essential nutrients and contaminants such...
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Can digital literacy improve organic fertilizer utilization rates?: Empirical evidence from China
Since 2018, the Digital Village Construction project has been given much higher priority in Chinese rural revitalization. This paper studies the...
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Reforming China’s fertilizer policies: implications for nitrogen pollution reduction and food security
Reactive nitrogen (N) is a requisite nutrient for agricultural production, but results in greenhouse gas and air and water pollution. The...
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Research on cooperative's information services, farmers' cognition, and fertilizer reduction behavior: evidence from China
The traditional agricultural model of pursuing economic benefits while neglecting the environment has been unsuitable for the current rural areas....
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Patterns of crop-specific fertilizer-nitrogen losses and opportunities for sustainable mitigation: A quantitative overview of 15N-tracing studies
Pattern and mitigation potential of crop-specific fertilizer-N losses were assessed.
China showed high fertilizer-N losses due to high N application...
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Recent Research on Municipal Sludge as Soil Fertilizer in China: a Review
Due to the annual increase in wastewater treatment in most Chinese cities, a major environmental issue has arisen: safe treatment, disposal, and...
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Night Soil to Chemical Fertilizer: Lessons from the Abolishment of the Circular Economy in Postwar Japan
To realize a circular economy in agriculture, it is crucial to determine whether and how agricultural fertilizers are sustainably used. Night soil...
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High nitrogen fertilizer input enhanced the microbial network complexity in the paddy soil
• N fertilizer altered bacterial community compositions by changing soil nutrients.
• Bacterial ammonia oxidation became predominated with the...
