Encyclopedia of Earth
Encyclopedia of Earth: Biogeochemistry: Phosphorus Cycle
Article explaining what the phosphorus cycle is, where it occurs, its place in the biotic world, and the environmental impact of human activities on the phosphorus cycle. (Published: October 8, 2009)
Florida-Spectrum Environmental Services
Florida Spectrum: Chemical Fact Sheet: Phosphorous
This site provides a fact sheet with information on the basic data and properties of Phosphorous. It also includes some of its uses.
Vision Learning
Visionlearning: Earth Cycles: The Phosphorus Cycle
An introduction to the significance of phosphorus in regards to living organisms. An explanation of the phosphorus cycle is discussed in different scenarios.
Other
Phosphorus Metal
Summary of information on the chemical and physical properties of Phosphorus. It also includes a table summarizing its properties.
Web Elements
Web Elements Periodic Table: Phosphorous
Very nicely organized WebElements site with basic data and information on phosphorous, along with good graphics and a sumary of the isolation processes used.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Chemical Society: Phosphorous
A very informative site on phosphorous, it includes many basic facts such as origon, description, and even visuals.
Other
Lenntech: The Phosphorus Cycle
A concise explanation of the phosphorus cycle. Also contains a flow diagram which illustrates the flow of phosphate through the cycle.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Elements: Phosphorus
This site includes information about phosphorus's atomic weight, atom, uses, sources, name, and discovery. Plus properties and characteristics of phosphorus are discussed.
Precision Nutrition
Encyclopedia of Food: Phosphorus
Find out how humans can acquire phosphorus and why it is important to the body.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Phosphorus: Periodic Table of Videos
The team at Periodicvideos has created a TED-Ed Lesson for every element of the periodic table. This one is about phosphorus, an incredibly flammable element found in certain bombs and your body. [3:49]
Other
Alken Murray: The Phosphorous Cycle
A diagram which clearly illustrates the phosphorous cycle in a somewhat technical manner.
Geography 4 kids
Geography4 kids.com: Cycling Phosphorus
An essential element in the ecosystem is phosphorus. Discover the phosphorus cycle, what depends upon it, and how it works.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Red Phosphorus Uses
Describes some of the characteristics of phosphorus, what red phosphorus is specifically, as well as the uses of red phosphorus.
Chemicool
Chemicool: Phosphorous
This site from Chemicool provides a set of tables summarizing many physical and chemical properties of phosphorous
Science Struck
Science Struck: Phosphorus Uses
Describes some of the properties of phosphorus and how it is used in the human body, in plant nutrition and growth, and commercially.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Like Poison for Phosphorus
Discusses a research study undertaken at Mono Lake in California, known for its extreme salty conditions, which supports unusual life forms. Scientists found that a bacterium could survive using arsenic instead of phosphorus,...
Curated OER
Phosphorous Cycle Diagram
A diagram which clearly illustrates the phosphorous cycle in a somewhat technical manner.
Other
Alberta Government: Choosing a Fertilizer
Site gives a fairly high level breakdown of the general contents of a fertilizer (the Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, and Sulfur content) and what that does for soil.
BBC
Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Making Fertilizer
This lesson focuses on fertilizers including how they replace nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium in the ground; how the plants get the nutrients; a table showing examples of fertilisers, their formula, and the essential elements they...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Earth Science: Flow of Matter in Ecosystems
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this module, students will learn about the cycles of nature (water, carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus) that support the flow of nutrient matter through an...
Curated OER
Bcit Chemistry Resource Center: Phosphorus
This page provides very brief information about phosphorous (chemical symbol P.)
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Chemical Budgets of Oceanic Elements
As part of the General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, this site examines a variety of topics related to the elements of the oceans. Topics covered include Phosphorus, Carbon, Bicarbonate, Calcite, and more.
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