Organic phosphorus in the environment

• Published in: Organic phosphorus in the environment
• Main Authors: Turner, B. L, Frossard, E, Baldwin, D. S
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, UK CABI Publishing 2005; CABI
• Edition: 1
• Subjects: analytical methods; analytical techniques; aquatic environment; biological activity in soil; chemical speciation; chromatography; Congresses; ecosystems; Environmental aspects; hydrolysis; mass spectrometry; microbial activities; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; nutrient deficiencies; nutrient uptake; organic matter in soil; organic phosphorus compounds; organophosphates; Organophosphorus compounds; Organophosphorus compounds > Environmental aspects > Congresses; Organophosphorus compounds > Toxicology > Congresses; phosphorus; Phosphorus content; plant nutrition; soil chemistry; soil enzymes; soil fertility; soil flora; soil organic matter; soil solution; Soils; Soils > Phosphorus content > Congresses; techniques; Toxicology; Water; Water > Phosphorus content > Congresses
• ISBN: 9780851998220; 0851998224
• DOI: 10.1079/9780851998220.0000

Organic phosphorus is involved in almost every biological process. Organic forms of phosphorus often dominate in soils and aquatic systems and many organisms possess complex mechanisms enabling them to access phosphorus from organic compounds. However organic phosphorus remains the most poorly understood aspect of the global phosphorus cycle. This book brings together the latest research and opinion on the biogeochemistry of organic phosphorus from a wide range of disciplines and focuses specifically on the characterisation and transformations of organic phosphorus in terrestrial and aquatic systems. It examines analytical procedures for the chemical characterization of organic phosphorus in environmental samples, processes regulating organic phosphorus in the environment, and integration of the process at the ecosystem level. Ecological, chemical, microbiological and analytical aspects are explored. Written by a team of leading experts, the book will provide an invaluable reference for all those interested in organic phosphorus.