Fluorapatite crystal growth leads to phosphorus sequestration — NSERC Knowledge Graph

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Fluorapatite crystal growth leads to phosphorus sequestration

Claim that the growth of fluorapatite crystals from solution enables sequestration or immobilization of phosphorus in sediments.

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Evidence Quote

“Fluorapatite crystal growth from modified seawater solutions sequesters phosphorus”

Relationship

fluorapatite crystal growth enables Phosphorus burial and diagenesis in marine sediments

Arguments

Phosphorus burial and diagenesis in marine sedimentsobject

Connections (2)

Mechanisms of phosphorus sequestration in marine and soil sedimentsInferenceChain
Soil organic matter with calcium enables phosphorus retentionAssociation

Evidence

“Reference on fluorapatite crystal growth experiments from modified seawater.”

P. V. Cappellen & R. A. Berner (1991). Fluorapatite crystal growth from modified seawater solutions