The impact of diet on wastewater treatment works phosphorus loading
dc.contributor.author | Down, C | |
dc.contributor.author | Comber, Sean | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-02-18T11:46:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-02-18T11:46:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-01-20 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 0959-3330 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1479-487X | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://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.extent | 1-12 | |
dc.format.medium | Print-Electronic | |
dc.language | en | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Informa UK Limited | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International | |
dc.rights | Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Phosphorus | |
dc.subject | diet | |
dc.subject | source apportionment | |
dc.subject | veganism | |
dc.subject | wastewater | |
dc.subject | Humans | |
dc.subject | Diet | |
dc.subject | Vegetarians | |
dc.subject | Vegans | |
dc.subject | Diet, Vegan | |
dc.subject | Meat | |
dc.title | The impact of diet on wastewater treatment works phosphorus loading | |
dc.type | journal-article | |
dc.type | Journal Article | |
plymouth.author-url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35001851 | |
plymouth.issue | 15 | |
plymouth.volume | 44 | |
plymouth.publication-status | Published | |
plymouth.journal | Environmental Technology | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1080/09593330.2022.2027029 | |
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 | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/BEACh | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Research Groups/Marine Institute | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role | |
plymouth.organisational-group | /Plymouth/Users by role/Academics | |
dc.publisher.place | England | |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2021-12-28 | |
dc.rights.embargodate | 2022-2-19 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1479-487X | |
dc.rights.embargoperiod | Not known | |
rioxxterms.versionofrecord | 10.1080/09593330.2022.2027029 | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2022-01-20 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review |