8th International Phosphorus Workshop (IPW8)

The International Phosphorus Workshops (IPWs) are well-known for presenting the latest results of research into agricultural and environmental P cycles as well as new methods of P analysis. Recently, environmental problems arising from P surplus on the one hand side and the implications for food production posed by P deficiencies on the other have made fair and sustainable P distribution a societal challenge. Therefore, at the IPW8, P governance will be an important focus. In addition, given the research interests of the hosting Leibniz-ScienceCampus, the role of P in catalytic reactions and technical applications will debut as a workshop topic. Other topics, addressing subjects ranging from the atomic/molecular to the societal, are guaranteed to stimulate interesting and productive transdisciplinary discussions covered by the IPW8. The themes of the workshop are:
• Phosphorus cycles and fluxes in the environment
• Sufficiency and efficiency of phosphorus utilization
• Phosphorus recycling: technologies and product applications
• Syntheses of and with phosphorus- containing compounds
• The development of advanced phosphorus analysis methods
• From knowledge to action: phosphorus-related issues in politics and society
• P: speciation, application and storage