To describe and measure the apparent pressures humanity poses to functioning of the
crucial Earth systems, scientists have long strived to develop comprehensive indicators, of …

Highlights•Footprints are useful to inform and sensitise societies on specific area of
concern.•Altogether, footprints only address a fraction of known environmental …

Recent years have seen a steep rise in the interest in nutrient circularity. In the context of
food systems and waste management, nutrient circularity seems to generally encompass the …

This study, focused on the concept of nutritional loss and waste (NLW), aimed to estimate
the nutritional losses derived from food losses worldwide, estimating the number of people …

Nitrogen (N) is a macronutrient that, together with P and K, is vital for improving agricultural
yields, but its excessive use in crop fertilisation and presence in treated wastewater and …

The introduction of synthetic fertilizers transformed the food system into the one we know
today in the Western world. The present paper argues that this transformation has become …

The phosphorus footprint (PF) is a novel concept to analyze human burdens on phosphorus
resources. However, research on PF approach is still limited, and current several PF studies …

Abstract With 7.5% total nutritional value, pork is a staple food for many members of the
Austrian population. Among members of the general public, little is known about the …

The increasing demand for food has led to heightened demands for fertilizers containing
nitrogen, a vital nutrient for efficient crop yields. In the study, a potential for nitrogen recovery …

In this study, an indirect application method was developed for safe recycling of nutrients
from municipal sewage sludge (MSS) for use in agriculture. Permeable net bags were filled …