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Phos·phor <-s> [ˈfɔsfo:ɐ̯] N m kein pl CHEM

Phosphor
phosphorus no pl, no indef art
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Phosphor m <-s>

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Eisenphosphide sind anorganische chemische Verbindungen des Eisens mit Phosphor.
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Von Bedeutung ist allerdings der Transport von Phosphor in Bodenpartikeln durch die Winderosion.
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Über die tektonische Hebung von Gestein und deren Verwitterung wird ebenfalls Phosphor in den Kreislauf eingebracht.
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Es wurde gemutmaßt, dass die zur Erhöhung der Wirksamkeit des Rattengifts erfolgten Zusätze von unter anderem 2 % rotem Phosphor mit zur Katastrophe beigetragen hätten.
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Er befasste sich mit Salzelektrolyse, heterogenen Gleichgewichten (wie Phosphor-Chlor), Peroxidation von Stickoxiden und befasste sich insbesondere mit Ozon.
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Die Sommer-Cyanobakterien dominierten auch die vertikalen Flüsse von Kohlenstoff, Stickstoff und Phosphor, die in diesem Jahr weit über dem langjährigen Durchschnitt lagen.
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www.io-warnemuende.de
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The cyanobacterial ( Aphanizomenon sp., Nodularia spumigena ) aggregates dominated the vertical flux of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus as well, which exceeded the long-term means by far in 2003.
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Und drittens wird für den Gesamtprozess aus Zerkleinerung, zweistufiger Biogasbildung und Algenkultivierung eine geschlossene Kreislaufführung der Hauptkomponenten, d.h. Wasser, Methan, Kohlenstoffdioxid, Stickstoff und Phosphor und essentielle Salze, angestrebt.
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www.ivv.fraunhofer.org
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Thirdly, for the total process of size reduction, two-stage biogas generation and algal cultivation it is being striven to have a closed cycle for the main components, namely water, methane, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and phosphorus, and essential salts.
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Stöchiometrie der Mineralisierung von organischem Kohlenstoff, Stickstoff und Phosphor
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www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de
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Stoichiometry of the mineralisation of organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus
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Bodenuntersuchungen nach Ausbringung des silikatischen Pflanzensubstrats zeigen außerdem, dass dieses die Verfügbarkeit von Nährstoffen wie Kalium und Phosphor sowie die Kationenaustauschkapazität ( KAK ) erhöht, wodurch eine Standortsverbesserung eintritt.
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www.nachhaltigwirtschaften.at
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Soil analyses after application of the silicate plant substrate have also shown, that the substrate increases the storing capacity of nutrients such as potassium and phosphorus and also improves the cation exchange capacity ( CEC ), which improves the quality of the cultivated area.
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" Beim Stickstoff liegt dieser Wert nahe dem, was man mit biologischen Verfahren erreichen kann, beim Phosphor sogar darunter ", berichtet James Scott von Siemens Water Technologies in Salt Lake City, der an der Chesapeake Bay aufwuchs.
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" That ’ s near the limit of what can be achieved using biological processes to remove nitrogen, and even below the limit for phosphorus, " says James Scott of Siemens Water Technologies in Salt Lake City, who grew up on Chesapeake Bay.