![]() ![]() The main losses are a net accumulation in agricultural soils (2.9 kgP/yr), followed by losses to landfills (1.4 kgP/yr) and to the hydrosphere (0.55 kgP/yr). Net per capita consumption in the EU15 is 4.7 kgP/yr of which only 1.2 kgP/yr reach the consumer. Comparing basic and reconciled data shows that the result is reliable enough to allow the following conclusions: the system of the EU15 is largely dependent on imports of phosphorus. Error propagation and data reconciliation are performed applying the software STAN. In order to consider the heterogeneity of the database with regard to quantity and quality all data are considered with uncertainty ranges. ![]() In this paper a substance flow analysis of phosphorus for the former 15 member states of the European Community (EU15) is presented. Phosphorus (P) is considered a potentially critical resource because reserves are limited it is required by all creatures, and it cannot be substituted.
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