The Phosphorus Cycle BT - The Natural Environment and the Biogeochemical Cycles

Abstract

The investigator of phosphorus and its role in the environment is well served by a large body of data covering all aspects of the subject and spanning the natural, earth and life sciences as well as the technologies of mining, manufacture and agriculture. There are two general texts devoted solely to phosphorus and the environment[1, 2] and a detailed chemistry of phosphorus, including its environmental and biochemical roles is also available [3].