02040naa a2200349 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902200140006002400540007410000190012824501600014726000090030752009650031665000130128165000120129465000240130665000100133065000100134065300220135065300280137265300230140065300400142370000180146370000200148170000150150170000190151670000190153570000180155470000190157270000230159177300760161421572922023-10-17 2023 bl uuuu u00u1 u #d a2667-37897 ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcradv.2023.2001532DOI1 aMARTINAZZO, R. aLeather-based fertilizers from Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) reverse logisticsbTechnical efficiency and environmental safety.h[electronic resource] c2023 aAgriculture and industry are seeking healthy food and enough goods to meet the global demand without causing environmental impacts, which motivates the search for sustainable and eco-efficient technologies. This study focuses on reverse logistics in the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) industry. Chrome-tanned leather shavings from the manufacture of PPE and post-use leather PPE were used to produce leather-based fertilizers (LBFs), which were evaluated for their agronomic efficiency and food safety. N-rich liquid LBFs were successfully produced through hydrolysis, either with or without previous chromium extraction. At the dose of maximum technical efficiency, LBFs are safe, with acceptable levels of Cr in the plant biomass and the soil compartments. However, LBF overdoses promote Cr accumulation in plants and soils, which demonstrates the need for a rigorous control over the fertilization management to ensure successful PPE reverse logistics. aChromium aLeather aProcessing residues aCouro aCromo aEconomia circular aEficiência agronômica aRemoção de cromo aResíduos de couro curtido ao cromo1 aMULLER, C. A.1 aTEIXEIRA, L. C.1 aSTUMPF, L.1 aANTUNES, w. r.1 aMETZ, L. E. G.1 aVALGAS, R. A.1 aBAMBERG, A. L.1 aSILVEIRA, C. A. P. tResources, Conservation & Recycling Advancesgv. 18, 200153, Oct. 2023.