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| DOI | 10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142312 |
| Consequential LCA of NPK fertilizers from microbial, animal, plant, and mineral origin highlights resource constraints and environmental impacts | |
| 发表日期 | 2024 |
| ISSN | 0959-6526 |
| EISSN | 1879-1786 |
| 起始页码 | 457 |
| 卷号 | 457 |
| 英文摘要 | The production and use of mineral fertilizers lead to severe environmental impacts, therefore initiatives such as the European Green Deal promote organic farming and nutrient circularity. However, many organic fertilizers (those containing organic carbon and nutrients of exclusively biological origin) face constraints due to resource availability, and it is paramount to understand their environmental impacts to prevent unforeseen effects. This study employed a consequential life cycle assessment (LCA) to compare the environmental impact of mineral fertilizer to three types of organic fertilizers: animal-, plant-, and innovative microbe-based, considering market constraints and marginal suppliers. Organic fertilizers were complemented with mineral products to yield NPK compound fertilizers containing 1 t of nitrogen, 0.44 t of phosphorus, and 0.83 t of potassium (multi-substance functional unit). The findings reveal that 9 out of the 17 studied organic fertilizers are constained products, and that their demand is met through the supply of mineral fertilizers, soybean meal, and maize or barley grain. Consequently, for the transition to a circular and organic agrifood system, the focus should shift toward untapped resources like microbial fertilizers sourced from food and beverage industry wastewater, and sewage sludge. Constrained markets vary with time and geographical location, emphasizing the importance of context-specific decision-making. The impact of mineral fertilizers is relatively low across impact categories, but the gap between them and energy-intensive organic fertilizers narrows in an industrial symbiosis scenario where waste heat is available. An additional assessment of soil organic carbon estimated the contribution of organic fertilizers to the 4 per 1000 initiative's goal for soil carbon storage. Organic fertilizer application alone only achieves this goal in one scenario (rapeseed meal), but combining it with other management practices like crop rotation offers a promising strategy. The scenario that included fertilizer transport showed the potential for reduced environmental impacts by applying locally available by-products as organic fertilizer instead of imported mineral fertilizers. Overall, the results call for caution when transitioning from mineral to organic fertilizers as their availability and environmental impact are not self-evident. |
| 英文关键词 | Circular economy; Farm to fork; Marginal suppliers; Climate change; Sustainable agriculture; Nutrient recovery |
| 语种 | 英语 |
| WOS研究方向 | Science & Technology - Other Topics ; Engineering ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology |
| WOS类目 | Green & Sustainable Science & Technology ; Engineering, Environmental ; Environmental Sciences |
| WOS记录号 | WOS:001238657300001 |
| 来源期刊 | JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION
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| 文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
| 条目标识符 | http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/305302 |
| 作者单位 | University of Antwerp |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | . Consequential LCA of NPK fertilizers from microbial, animal, plant, and mineral origin highlights resource constraints and environmental impacts[J],2024,457. |
| APA | (2024).Consequential LCA of NPK fertilizers from microbial, animal, plant, and mineral origin highlights resource constraints and environmental impacts.JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION,457. |
| MLA | "Consequential LCA of NPK fertilizers from microbial, animal, plant, and mineral origin highlights resource constraints and environmental impacts".JOURNAL OF CLEANER PRODUCTION 457(2024). |
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