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dc.contributor.authorDown, C
dc.contributor.authorComber, Sean
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-18T11:46:25Z
dc.date.available2022-02-18T11:46:25Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-20
dc.identifier.issn0959-3330
dc.identifier.issn1479-487X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/18825
dc.description.abstract

Phosphorus (P) is a building block for life in which the human body requires 0.55 g of per day. In some cases, this requirement is exceeded by 2 g per day, with P additives contributing to half of this exceedance. The use of P has become prominent as demand for processed convenience foods has increased. P can cause significant eutrophication once discharged to the environment. As of October 2019, 55% of assessed rivers and 73% of assessed lakes in England failed the current water quality standards. A survey was conducted to calculate the average P consumption of individuals who identify as meat eaters, flexitarians, vegetarians and vegans based on stated eating habits and reported P levels in foods, revealing an estimated P consumption of 1715, 1664, 1244, 1125 mg P/day respectively. It was estimated that current diets contribute 45% of the P load to UK wastewater treatment works (WwTW). If the UK population were to all convert to veganism this would decrease by 54% reducing the load to WwTW by over 15,000 tonnes of P per year, or 9000 tonnes of P per year if there was a move towards a 50% vegetarian or vegan population. Finally, the population needs to be better informed on what is in their food and the associated environmental impacts.

dc.format.extent1-12
dc.format.mediumPrint-Electronic
dc.languageen
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherInforma UK Limited
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectPhosphorus
dc.subjectdiet
dc.subjectsource apportionment
dc.subjectveganism
dc.subjectwastewater
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectDiet
dc.subjectVegetarians
dc.subjectVegans
dc.subjectDiet, Vegan
dc.subjectMeat
dc.titleThe impact of diet on wastewater treatment works phosphorus loading
dc.typejournal-article
dc.typeJournal Article
plymouth.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35001851
plymouth.issue15
plymouth.volume44
plymouth.publication-statusPublished
plymouth.journalEnvironmental Technology
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/09593330.2022.2027029
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Faculty of Science and Engineering/School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/REF 2021 Researchers by UoA/UoA06 Agriculture, Veterinary and Food Science
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plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/BEACh
plymouth.organisational-group/Plymouth/Research Groups/Marine Institute
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dc.publisher.placeEngland
dcterms.dateAccepted2021-12-28
dc.rights.embargodate2022-2-19
dc.identifier.eissn1479-487X
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rioxxterms.licenseref.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate2022-01-20
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