Cost and health benefit analysis of remediation alternatives for the heavy-metal-contaminated agricultural land in a Pb–Zn mining town in China

Xu, Zhongyu; Muchangos, Letícia Sarmento dos; Ito, Lisa; Tokai, Akihiro

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.136503

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“…To evaluate the impact of the techniques identified in Section 2.1 on the economic sustainability of agriculture in the southeastern part of the peninsula at the scale of production units, fixed costs, variable partial costs, total costs, and pre‐tax profit were analyzed (i.e., cost–benefit analysis). These parameters have been used and recommended in previous research specializing in the evaluation of the impact of environmentally friendly alternatives for economic sustainability compared to conventional techniques (Batlles‐delaFuente et al, 2022b; Castillo‐Díaz, Belmonte‐Ureña, Batlles‐Delafuente, et al, 2022; Castillo‐Díaz, Belmonte‐Ureña, Camacho‐Ferre, et al, 2022; Celiktopuz et al, 2023; Colla, 2017; Heinrich et al, 2023; López‐Serrano et al, 2021, 2023; Morselli et al, 2023; Roberts et al, 2023; Streimikis & Baležentis, 2020; Subhashree et al, 2023; Xu et al, 2023; Zhuo et al, 2023).…”

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Impact of environmental policies on the profitability of greenhouse agriculture in southeastern Spain

Segura

Ureña

Batlles‐delaFuente

et al. 2023

Sustainable Development

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Sustainable development has become an essential criterion for structural policies of the European Union, and these policies have extended its environmental dimensions. The EU has decided that circular economy will be framed within the principles of sustainable development. Thus, the changes brought forth will affect activities like agriculture, where environmental policy can undermine the stability of agricultural systems by reducing their profitability. The objective of this study was to evaluate how the implementation of these techniques impacted the southeastern peninsula of Spain, a farming region that supports the sovereignty and food security of the European Union in terms of fruit and vegetable products. The production techniques evaluated can increase production costs by up to 5.5%, although there are no significant differences in crop profitability. It is necessary to guarantee that all producers can access the incentive system to reduce their economic pressure, due in many cases to financial losses. In this regard, it is necessary to establish a specific green architecture for this subsector that factors in the effects of inflation to balance the triple aspect of sustainability.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Impact of environmental policies on the profitability of greenhouse agriculture in southeastern Spain

Segura

Ureña

Batlles‐delaFuente

et al. 2023

Sustainable Development

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“…For this purpose, an analysis of total and partial costs was used. The study parameters selected were partial and total fixed and variable costs, as recommended in previous research [18,[52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63].…”

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Impact of Soil Biodisinfection Techniques in Horticultural Crops on Profitability within the Framework of the Circular Economy

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Agricultural systems must identify fertilization strategies in line with the principles of sustainable development and the circular economy to achieve environmentally friendly food production and to meet the fertilizer-reduction targets set by some territories, such as the European Union (EU). The objective of this work was to identify the multifunctionality and cost-effectiveness in the use of the biodisinfection technique in greenhouse horticultural crops. For this purpose, a cost comparison of the different cultivation strategies was conducted, based on a systematic review of the existing literature. The results of this work suggest that the biodisinfection of soil containing agricultural biomass serves as a fertilization strategy that allows a reduction in a large part of inorganic fertilizers in protected horticultural crops of intensive nature, in addition to mitigating the expression of soil pathogens. Reducing the use of fertilizers and phytosanitary products, management fees, and important means of production, such as water, allows a reduction of up 6.1% in production costs. The biodisinfection technique is a methodology that can promote circularity in farms while favoring the use of waste, such as agricultural biomass, which can damage the environment when not properly treated.

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Characterization and utilization potential of typical molybdenum tailings in Shaanxi Province, China

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Xiong,

et al. 2024

Environ Geochem Health

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Cost and health benefit analysis of remediation alternatives for the heavy-metal-contaminated agricultural land in a Pb–Zn mining town in China

Cited by 8 publications

References 28 publications

Impact of environmental policies on the profitability of greenhouse agriculture in southeastern Spain

Impact of environmental policies on the profitability of greenhouse agriculture in southeastern Spain

Impact of Soil Biodisinfection Techniques in Horticultural Crops on Profitability within the Framework of the Circular Economy

Characterization and utilization potential of typical molybdenum tailings in Shaanxi Province, China

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