Between green and safety: navigating sustainability and public health risks in growing media

Sammanfattning

Production and use of growing media involve a trade-off between sustainability and public health. We claim that a paradigm shift is needed, focusing on properties supporting environmental sustainability and human health, with a holistic approach involving One Health expertise. We use Legionella in growing media, soil, and gardening as an example to highlight key knowledge gaps.

Nyckelord

Compost; Legionella longbeachae; Legionella pneumophila; public health; risk assessment; societal side stream raw material

Publicerad i

International Journal of Vegetable Science
2025
Utgivare: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS LTD

SLU författare

• Alsanius, Beatrix

  • Institutionen för biosystem och teknologi, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Vågsholm, Ivar

  • Institutionen för husdjurens biovetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

UKÄ forskningsämne

Trädgårdsvetenskap/hortikultur

Publikationens identifierare

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19315260.2025.2451331

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/140312