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Soil organic matter with calcium enables phosphorus retention

Claim that the binding of phosphorus to soil organic matter via calcium complexes is a mechanism for phosphorus retention in soils/sediments.

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Phosphorus binding to soil organic matter via ternary complexes with calcium

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Phosphorus binding to soil organic matter via calcium complexes enables Phosphorus burial and diagenesis in marine sediments

Evidence

Reference on phosphorus binding to soil organic matter with calcium complexes.

Y. Audette et al. (2020). Phosphorus binding to soil organic matter via ternary complexes with calcium

Evidence from "Aquatic Chemistry: Chemical Equilibria and Rates in Natural Waters" by Stumm & Morgan (1996), cited for background on phosphate sorption mechanisms, mineral equilibria, and aqueous interface chemistry.

Stumm & Morgan (1996) on Aquatic Chemistry

Reference to "Internal phosphorus loading in Canadian fresh waters: a critical review and data analysis" by Orihel et al., Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci., 2017.

D. M. Orihel et al. (2017). Internal phosphorus loading in Canadian fresh waters: a critical review and data analysis