Water scarcity has become a major constraint to socio‐economic development and a threat
to livelihood in increasing parts of the world. Since the late 1980s, water scarcity research …

BACKGROUND Many key global sustainability challenges are closely intertwined
(examples are provided in the figure). These challenges include air pollution, biodiversity …

Increased application of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) fertilizer has significantly improved
crop yields and food security in China over the past several decades. However, this has also …

We estimate the global anthropogenic phosphorus (P) loads to freshwater and the
associated grey water footprints (GWFs) for the period 2002–2010, at a spatial resolution of …

Within the context of Earth's limited natural resources and assimilation capacity, the current
environmental footprint of humankind is not sustainable. Assessing land, water, energy …

To solve the problem of limited adsorption efficiency of pristine biochar for phosphate, a
novel biochar composite was prepared from different feedstocks and coal gangue by one …

Nitrate pollution in groundwater and related human health risk assessment are crucial to
ensure groundwater quality safety. In this study, the grey water footprint (GWF), DRASTIC …

This is the first global assessment of nitrogen-related water pollution in river basins with a
specification of the pollution by economic sector, and by crop for the agricultural sector. At a …

This paper reviews the evolvement of water footprint assessment (WFA) as a new research
field over the past fifteen years. The research is rooted in four basic thoughts:(1) there is a …

Water Footprint is an indicator recently developed with the goal of quantifying the virtual
content of water in products and/or services. It can also be used to identify the worldwide …