Phosphorus
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Increased levels of phosphorus were shown to be having "a devastating negative effect on life within lagoon environments" in particular.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
It said that river health is affected by "multiple factors" and that phosphorus levels had fallen since the early 1990s.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Fertilizer prices have increased dramatically since the start of the war, as the nitrogen and phosphorus needed to produce fertilizer passing through the strait has become scarce.
From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026
If there is too little oxygen when the core forms, phosphorus bonds with heavy metals such as iron and gets pulled down into the core.
From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026
All its glamor had vanished, and the crudely improvised phosphorus atoms gave no hint that they would ever neatly fit into something of value.
From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson
Vocabulary lists containing Phosphorus
Biochemistry
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Common Chemical Elements
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