Saudi Arabia has entered the geopolitical competition for mineral resources - and it has done so in a determined manner and with substantial funds at its disposal. As part of its Vision 2030, the Kingdom aims to strengthen local processing and industrial value added. Currently, Saudi Arabia...

This paper evaluates the impact of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade's Agreement on Agriculture (GATT AA) on outcomes outlined as its sustainability goals. They include adopting and sustaining agricultural practices to lower fertilizer pollution from nitrogen and phosphate, as well as...

Saudi Arabia has entered the geopolitical competition for mineral resources - and it has done so in a determined manner and with substantial funds at its disposal. As part of its Vision 2030, the Kingdom aims to strengthen local processing and industrial value added. Currently, Saudi Arabia...

To extract phosphorus (P) and realize large-scale resource utilization of phosphate tailings, the hydrochloric acid leaching-precipitation method was employed. Namely, the P-rich fluorapatite in phosphate tailings was dissolved selectively, and then the calcium phosphates were precipitated from...

The extensive production and consumption of tributyl phosphate (TBP) pose a potential threat to the environment and human health. Many treatment techniques have been proposed for the removal of TBP from contaminated liquids. As an effective organic pollutant treatment technique, electrochemical...

To realize the high value-added utilization of phosphate tailings, hydrochloric acid leaching-chemical precipitation method was proposed to separate and recover phosphorus from phosphate tailings. Namely, the fluorapatite in phosphate tailings was leached selectively, and then the calcium...

Purple acid phosphatase (PAP) is an important plant acid phosphatase, which can secrete to the rhizosphere to decompose organophosphorus, promote phosphorus use efficiency and promote plant growth and development. However, little is known about the functions of intracellular PAP in plants,...

Understanding the effects of fertilization regime on the long-term accumulation, transformation, and bioavailability of phosphorus (P) in soil is essential to promote the development of sustainable management of soil P. Based on 29-year-field experiments in black soil, the compositions and...

Phosphorus (P) reacts with soil minerals making it less plant available. Considering that the Amazonian soils are chemically poor and have low pH, collectively these properties contribute to increasing the P limitation, either in the native forest and plantations for sustainable production....

The high concentration of fluoride and phosphate in phosphogypsum leachate is harmful to the environment and ecosystem. Thus, there is a need to develop feasible materials or technologies to remove both fluoride and phosphate in acidic phosphogypsum leachate. In this study, sulfoaluminate cement...

Herein, lanthanum carbonate hydroxide (La(CO3)OH)/Magnetite (Fe3O4) nanoparticles modified porous biochar (La/Fe-NBC) were prepared through molten salt pyrolysis-coprecipitation-hydrothermal method for further removal of phosphate in aqueous solution with various pH. La(CO3)OH functioned as...

A weak anion exchange resin (WAER) modified with Cu 2+ ions was prepared and its adsorption behavior for phosphate species in batch and column systems were examined. While pristine WAER adsorbed phosphate species by Bronsted acid-base interaction, the Cu-WAER captured phosphate species mainly...

The pollution of water ecosystems is a huge danger to all living organisms and, in particular, to human beings. The greatest threat is chemical pollution, which is tied with various substances penetrating of inorganic and organic origin in the water. Among such substances are selected...

Biogeochemical marine models aim to replicate the chemical and low-trophic levels conditions of marine ecosystems. There are many types of such models, depending on complexity, specific aims and formulations. All of them are but rough approximation of the real ecosystems with many shortcomings...

“Capitalism, Resistance, and Environment in Tunisia’s Gafsa Phosphate Mining Region, 1880s-1960s” combines archival and oral historical sources to narrate the social and environmental history of Tunisia’s largest mining zone, from the phosphate industry’s beginnings under French...

This paper considers how extractive industries can play a more constructive role in the development trajectories of small-island states despite a negative legacy of extraction. We consider the case of Nauru, a small Pacific island nation which historically had some of the world's finest...

This paper examines the effectiveness of command-and-control policies in the presence of incomplete and overlapping regulations. We study how recent bans on phosphate in household dishwasher detergent affect pollution loads to waterways, costs at wastewater treatment facilities, and consumer...

This case explores the geopolitical and human rights issues involved in the phosphate industry in Morocco. With an increasing global demand for phosphate, and the growing concentration of the industry in favor of Morocco, concerns over who controls the disputed territory of Western Sahara and...

The phenomenon of corrosion is of unsolicited importance, but its obviating agent-phosphating has more roles than of a mere preservation. Viz enhancement of lubricating properties for wiredrawing. The efficiencies need be studied, researched and monitored, for respective purpose(s). The modus...

Trans-Nzoia county covers an area 2,469.90 Km2 with a total Population of 818,757 (Male 50%, Female 50%) and a poverty index of 5.2% (KNBS, 2011). The main economic activities in Tran-Nzoia county include horticulture, large and small scale maize farming , wheat farming, Tea, Coffee and fish...

Die Dissertation leistet einen Beitrag zur interdisziplinären Phosphorforschung. Zunächst werden aus aktuellen Forschungsergebnissen die Eckpfeiler des nachhaltigen P-Managements abgeleitet. Sodann werden die für das P-Management relevanten Rechtsakte auf völker-, europa- und...

Based on Western Sahara’s status as a non-self-governing territory and the rights of peoples in such territories over their natural resources, the article analyzes the Norwegian policy addressing Norwegian business enterprises operating in Western Sahara. In addition to relevant treaties and...

We compute the fertilizer use in corn, cotton, soybeans, and rapeseed in the period from 1990 to 2010 for a set of selected countries. In each case, we present the consumption of nitrogen, phosphate, and potash by crop and by year, reporting both the fertilizer application rates (in kilograms...

The substance tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate (TCEP) is an alkyl phosphate ester used as a flame-retardant plasticiser and viscosity regulator in polyurethanes, polyester resins, polyacrylates and other polymers. The main industrial branches in which TCEP has been used are the building industry...

Emerging markets are more volatile and face different types of shocks, in size and nature, compared to their developed counterparts. Accurate identification of the stochastic properties of shocks is difficult. We show evidence suggesting that uncertainty about the underlying stochastic process...

Based on Western Sahara's status as a non-self-governing territory and the rights of peoples in such territories over their natural resources, the article analyzes the Norwegian policy on Norwegian business enterprises relating to Western Sahara. In addition to relevant treaties and resolutions,...