“…Several measures have already been implemented in phosphorus firms in China (Kapustenko et al, 2009;Chen, 2006;Gong, 2009), especially those involving improvements at the technical level, constructing the industrial chain, effectively applying waste management, designing environmentally friendly products, and upgrading equipment in their manufacturing processes. Unfortunately, much more effective measures and enforcement mechanisms that are used in other countries to improve phosphorus resource efficiency and eco-efficiency have not been adopted in China (Lederer et al, 2014).…”