A four-year field experiment conducted on the shores of restored Lake Mustijärv in Viljandi, Estonia, has revealed that recycling phosphorus-rich lake sediments back to agriculture could have positive ...

Phosphorus (P) is an important nutrient element in plant photosynthesis. However, the adsorption of mineral P via leaching and erosion leads to a decrease in P availability and consequently P ...

Struvite, shown here, is a slow-release fertilizer capable of reducing nitrogen and phosphorus leaching relative to monoammonium phosphate, the leading fall-applied fertilizer in the Midwest. In a new ...

Glyphosate is the most extensively used pesticide worldwide. In addition to raising ecotoxicological concerns, the use of glyphosate adds phosphorus (P) to agricultural landscapes, influencing the ...

The recovery of phosphorus from sewage sludge ash represents a promising approach to address both resource scarcity and environmental sustainability. As phosphorus is an essential nutrient for ...

Iron oxide in soil performs the same transformation as plants and microbes that are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Northwestern ...