Phosphates
Phosphates are a family of chemicals used for special glasses, sodium lamps, in steel production, in military applications, pyrotechnics, pesticides, toothpaste and detergents.
Organophosphates: Pesticides that contain phosphorus; short-lived, but some can be toxic when first applied.
Phosphates: Certain chemical compounds containing phosphorus.
Phosphogypsum Piles (Stacks): Principal byproduct generated in production of phosphoric acid from phosphate rock. These piles may generate radioactive radon gas.
Phosphates - Certain chemical compounds containing phosphorus.
Phosphorus - An essential chemical food element that can contribute to the eutrophication of lakes and other water bodies.
Phosphates: Alkaline builders used in detergents to soften water.
Phytotoxic: Something that harms plants.
PICs: Products of incomplete combustion. All particles and gases that are emitted from an object at the time it is burning.
Organophosphates are pesticides that contain the phosphate group. They are less persistent than organochlorines but are more toxic to people as they can affect the nervous system.
Perhaps the most worrisome of these pollutants, phosphates, can cause large build-ups of algae and bacteria that rob water bodies of oxygen and thus choke out other life forms.
The forms include nitrate, nitrite, ammonia, organic nitrogen (in the form of plant material or other organic compounds), and phosphates (orthophosphate and others).
Nitrilotriacetic Acid (NTA): A compound now replacing phosphates in detergents.
Nitrite: 1. An intermediate in the process of nitrification. 2. Nitrous oxide salts used in food preservation.
A compound now replacing phosphates in detergents.
Source: Terms of the Environment
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The clay, organic matter, and materials such as carbonates and phosphates that enable the soil to resist appreciable change in pH.
bulk density; soil ...
having a large or excessive supply of plant nutrients (nitrates and phosphates). Compare oligotrophic.
eutrophication (natural) ...
Material which enhances or maintains the cleaning efficiency of a surfactant, in a detergent, principally by inactivating water hardness; complex phosphates (especially sodium tripolyphosphate, i.e. pentasodium triphosphate), sodium carbonate, ...
They are thought to play an important role in the transport of sugars and phosphates in the intestine, bone, kidney and placenta. Elevated serum levels of alkaline phosphatase activity may indicate liver disease.
A compound now replacing phosphates in detergents.
Nitrite
An intermediate in the process of nitrification. 2.
The process whereby ammonia in wastewater is oxidized to nitrite and then to nitrate by bacterial or chemical reactions. Nitrilotriacetic Acid (NTA) A compound now replacing phosphates in detergents
Nitrite ...
A group of organic (carbon-containing) insecticides that also contain phosphorus. Although they do not have a long life, some can be very toxic when first applied. Malathion and Parathion are organophosphates.
 See also: Environment, Water, Environmental, Waste, Reduce
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