Phosphorus Composition of Sheep Feces and Changes in the Field Determined by 31P NMR Spectroscopy and XRPD

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 39; no. 23; pp. 9205 - 9210
• Main Authors: Shand, Charles A, Coutts, Grace, Hillier, Stephen, Lumsdon, David G, Chudek, Alexander, Eubeler, Jan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 01.12.2005
• Subjects: Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Applied ecology; Biological and medical sciences; Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution; Feces; Feces - chemistry; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Phosphate esters; Phosphorus - analysis; Phosphorus content; Phosphorus Isotopes; Sheep; Spectrum analysis; Terrestrial environment, soil, air; X-Ray Diffraction; United Kingdom; Scotland; Great Britain; Europe; Herbivorous; NMR spectrometry; Soil pollution; X ray diffraction; Magic angle; Pollutant; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Pasture; Sheep; Chemical composition; Artiodactyla; Feces; Ungulata

Information on the P species in sheep feces is lacking. Such information is required to understand P-cycling in grazed ecosystems. The P composition of feces from sheep grazing grass in Scotland was assessed on freeze-dried samples by 31P MAS (magic angle spinning) NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) s...