Environmental science 1.6 The Phosphorus Cycle

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Sediment

solid material that is moved and deposited in a new location.

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phosphorus cycle

movement of atoms and molecules containing the element phosphors between sources and sinks

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Importance

slow cycle

driven by geological processes

no atmospheric phase

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Phos

limiting factor in nature

slowest because it doesn’t have a gaseous phase

found in guano, bird/bat droppings, chicken, salmon, ground up bone meal.

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Reservoir

Largest is rock

weather and uplifting rock releases phosphorus