Phosphorus
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Phosphorus is naturally occurring but can also come from agricultural runoff, leaky septic systems, stormwater drainage and other human activities.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024
Skeletal remains, they argue, were a hot commodity at the beginning of the 19th century: Phosphorus was needed to produce fertilizer, whereas bone char was—bizarrely—a critical part of the process for refining sugar beets.
From Science Magazine ● Apr. 4, 2024
Phosphorus oxychloride is used as a base material by the chemical manufacturing industry, and can be corrosive and highly toxic if it makes contact with the skin.
From BBC ● Mar. 4, 2024
Phosphorus, on the other hand, was taken up during the 'storm' in the Oosterschelde but released in the Westerschelde.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
“It really is a bit too thick,” the Head Mistress of Eton was saying to the Director of Crematoria and Phosphorus Reclamation.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
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Biochemistry
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Common Chemical Elements
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