Localising the nitrogen imprint of the Paris food supply: the potential of organic farming and changes in human diet

The Seine watershed has long been the food-supplying hinterland of Paris, providing most of the animal and vegetal protein consumed in the city. Nowadays, the shift from manure-based to synthetic nitrogen fertilisation, has made possible a strong land specialisation of agriculture in the Seine water...

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Main Authors: G. Billen, J. Garnier, V. Thieu, M. Silvestre, S. Barles, P. Chatzimpiros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Biogeosciences
Online Access:http://www.biogeosciences.net/9/607/2012/bg-9-607-2012.pdf