Essential plant nutrients; can cause serious water pollution in excessive quantities
compounds used in detergent formulations, which cause eutrophication when not removed in sewage treatment
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
Derived from the mineral apatite; any salt or ester formed by the reaction of a metal, alcohol, or other radical with phosphoric acid