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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810167103321

Titolo

Organic phosphorus in the environment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Benjamin L. Turner, Emmanuel Frossard, Darren S. Baldwin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2005

ISBN

1-280-86639-X

9786610866397

0-85199-067-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (414 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

TurnerBenjamin L

FrossardEmmanuel

BaldwinDarren S

Disciplina

631.4/17

Soggetti

Soils - Phosphorus content

Water - Phosphorus content

Organophosphorus compounds - Environmental aspects

Organophosphorus compounds - Toxicology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Papers presented at the Organic Phosphorus Workshop, held July 2003, Ascona, Switzerland.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Organic Phosphorus in the Environment; Contents; Contributors; Preface; A Note on Nomenclature; Acknowledgements; 1. Separation, Preconcentration and Speciation of Organic Phosphorus in Environmental Samples; 2. Using Phosphorus-31 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to Characterize Organic Phosphorus in Environmental Samples; 3. Organic Phosphorus Speciation in Natural Waters by Mass Spectrometry; 4. Abiotic Degradation of Organic Phosphorus Compounds in the Environment; 5. Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Organic Phosphorus; 6. Abiotic Stabilization of Organic Phosphorus in the Environment

7. Microbial Turnover of Phosphorus in Soil8. Utilization of Soil Organic Phosphorus by Higher Plants; 9. Microbial Turnover of Organic Phosphorus in Aquatic Systems; 10. Ecological Aspects of Phosphatase Activity in Cyanobacteria, Eukaryotic Algae and Bryophytes; 11. Organic Phosphorus Dynamics in Tropical Agroecosystems; 12. Organic



Phosphorus Transfer from Terrestrial to Aquatic Environments; 13. Interactions of Organic Phosphorus in Terrestrial Ecosystems; 14. Organic Phosphorus in the Aquatic Environment: Speciation, Transformations and Interactions with Nutrient Cycles

15 Modelling Phosphorus, Carbon andNitrogen Dynamics in Terrestrial Ecosystems16. Modelling Organic Phosphorus Transformations in Aquatic Systems; 17. Synthesis and Recommendations for Future Research; Appendix: Organic Phosphorus Compounds in the Environment; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Organic phosphorus is involved in almost every biological process and is essential for life. However, the role of organic phosphorus and mechanisms for its dynamics has been poorly understood.