Article title: Phosphorus: A looming
Author: David A. Vaccari
Keypoints
- Keypart of fertilizers are a few decades away from running out but we have to act now to conserve it
- Mining for phosphorus is faster than the geologic cycles
- U.S may run out of accessible domestic sources
- Excess phosphorus in water ways help to feed algal blooms
- Excess phosphorus can starve fishes
- Reducing soil erosion and recycling phosphorus can help make food production sustainable and prevent algal blooms
- Reserves of phosphorus can run out in a century
- 19-12-5 are percentages of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium on fertilizers
- Phosphorus must be mined
- Phosphorus is less distributed then oil raising concern
- 40% of global reserves are controlled by morocco.
- Phosphorus in usually in form of phosphate ion PO4^3
- Human body contains 650 grams of Phosphorus
- Agriculture accelerates land erosion
- Harvesting removes phosphorus from land
- Phosphorus resources are concentrated geographically
Summary
Phosphorus can be found in many things of