A global famine that even can affect industrialized countries will be a consequence if the worlds waste of phosphorous don’t stop. The essential element is a crucial ingredient in most fertilizers, and without it crops will not grows. A handful of countries are controlling most of the decreasing supplies of phosphate rock. Countries without it, could be in trouble.
The Norwegian science program Schrödingers katt aired the story about peak phosphorous in april 2010. This English subtitled version has been published on youtube after request from the participants. Copyrighted video is published by permission from Yara. http://nrk.no/programmer/tv/schroding… (article in Norwegian only)
Comments
We changed commenting systems on September 10, 2026 as part of a site-wide functionality and security upgrade. Your past comments have not disappeared, and you can still log in with your old Disqus account credentials if you wish. Contact us with any questions.