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ArticleNature food2025

Indirect emissions contribute a quarter of air pollution-related health burden of food systems in China.

Lianming Zheng, Wulahati Adalibieke, Feng Zhou, Pan He, Yilin Chen, Peng Guo, Jinling He, Yuanzheng Zhang, Jin Li, Weiran Li and 12 more

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22 authors.

Lianming ZhengState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8681-175X
Wulahati AdalibiekeSino-France Institute of Earth System Science, Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Feng ZhouNational Key Laboratory of Water Disaster Prevention, Key Laboratory of Soil and Water Processes in Watershed, College of Geography and Remote Sensing, Hohai University, Nanjing, China. zhouf@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6122-0611
Pan HeSchool of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK. hep3@cardiff.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1088-6290
Yilin ChenState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Peng GuoState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Jinling HeState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Yuanzheng ZhangSino-France Institute of Earth System Science, Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Jin LiSino-France Institute of Earth System Science, Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Weiran LiState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Yining GanState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Peng XuInstitute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, China.
Chen WangState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9565-8777
Jianhuai YeState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9063-3260
Lei ZhuState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3919-3095
Guofeng ShenInstitute of Carbon Neutrality, Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7731-5399
Tzung-May FuState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8556-7326
Xin YangState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China.
Shunliu ZhaoDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0738-1048
Amir HakamiDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3122-9548
Jing MengThe Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction, University College London, London, UK. jing.j.meng@ucl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8708-0485
Huizhong ShenState Key Laboratory of Soil Pollution Control and Safety, Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Precision Measurement and Early Warning Technology for Urban Environmental Health Risks, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China. shenhz@sustech.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1335-8477

Funding

Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China (Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology) 2023YFE0112901National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 42192510National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 42225102National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 424B2039
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Agricultural intensification produces indirect emissions beyond ammonia volatilization from activities such as machinery usage, food processing, transportation, storage and energy inputs. Here we integrate an input-output analysis with air quality modelling approaches, showing that attributable mortality from indirect emissions has risen sixfold in China over the past 37 years. Indirect emissions now account for one-quarter of air pollution-related attributable mortality associated with food consumption. We find a marked redistribution of the indirect health burden, with low-income groups experiencing an additional 58% attributable deaths compared with their expected food consumption burdens, which were initially associated with the food consumption of high-income groups. Targeted strategies using abatement approaches could halve the indirect health burden, thereby mitigating the environmental impact of food consumption amid agricultural intensification.

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AgricultureAir PollutantsAir PollutionFood SupplyChinaHumansAir Pollutants

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PMID40615701

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