News tagged with organic phosphorus
Efficient phosphorus use by phytoplankton
Rapid turnover and remodelling of lipid membranes could help phytoplankton cope with nutrient scarcity in the open ocean.
Dec 17, 2010 |
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New life form found on Earth: Deadly arsenic breathes life into organisms (Update, Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Evidence that the toxic element arsenic can replace the essential nutrient phosphorus in biomolecules of a naturally occurring bacterium expands the scope of the search for life beyond Earth, ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 02, 2010 |
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Moving toward greener chemistry
Phosphorus, a mineral element found in rocks and bone, is a critical ingredient in fertilizers, pesticides, detergents and other industrial and household chemicals. Once phosphorus is mined from rocks, getting ...
Sep 03, 2010 |
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Did Phosphorus Trigger Complex Evolution -- and Blue Skies?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The evolution of complex life forms may have gotten a jump start billions of years ago, when geologic events operating over millions of years caused large quantities of phosphorus to wash ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 10, 2010 |
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Mystery Solved: Marine Microbe Is Source of Rare Nutrient
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of microscopic marine microbes, called phytoplankton, by researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and the University of South Carolina has solved a ten-year-old ...
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Sep 29, 2009 |
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New research to unravel how nutrients drive toxic 'brown tides' on East Coast
NOAA has awarded Massachusetts-based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution $120,000 as part of an anticipated three-year, nearly $500,000 project, to determine how nitrogen and phosphorus promote brown tides on the East Coast. ...
Sep 17, 2009 |
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Perennial vegetation, an indicator of desertification in Spain
A team of scientists has analyzed 29 esparto fields from Guadalajara to Murcia and has concluded that perennial vegetation cover is an efficient early warning system against desertification in these ecosystems. ...
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Understanding phosphorus in soils is vital to proper management
Phosphorus is one of the key nutrients that can cause algal blooms and related water quality problems in lakes, rivers, and estuaries worldwide. Phosphorus entering waters originates from a variety of sources. Agricultural ...
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