May 01 2021 Read 5 Times
In a world where the global population continues to increase year-on-year, ensuring enough crops are produced to feed everyone is of paramount concern. Fertilisers are capable of enhancing crop yields and maximising the produce from a given set of resources, meaning they are integral to the ongoing security of food all around the world.
While chemical fertilisers have been a popular method of maximising crop yields for decades, they can be damaging to the natural environment – especially if they contain excessive levels of contaminants like phosphate and ammonia. The latter is particularly problematic and although new perspectives in ammonia monitoring are in development, it makes prudent sense to substitute artificial fertilisers for organic ones, which is why sewage sludge has become an increasingly popular option. However, this alternative is not without its own drawbacks, so the EU has instituted legislation aimed at making the practice as safe as po
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