The oxygen isotope composition of phosphate (δ 18 O p) offers a powerful tracer for elucidating the complex pathways of phosphorus cycling in both terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. By analysing ...

Phosphorus in the environment is present in two forms ... For example, carbon-13 is an isotope of carbon that has been useful in determining the age of groundwater, while carbon-14 has helped ...

Iron oxides, traditionally seen as phosphorus "sinks," are now recognized as efficient natural catalysts that convert organic phosphorus into its inorganic form, essential for plant growth.

For the first time, phosphorus — the rarest of six elements upon which life as we know it depends — has been found in a tiny ocean-bearing moon in our solar system. Scientists combing through ...

They tagged the protein coating of bacteriophages with the sulfur isotope 35 S and the DNA core with the phosphorus isotope 32 P. Using a Waring blender, they agitated the viral particles and bacteria ...

“Phosphorus is an important element in food and national security ... To achieve these outcomes, Jaisi measured the isotope fingerprints of organic phosphate molecules using advanced mass spectrometry ...

Using radioactive isotope systems to determine the age and origins of minerals ... the global cycling of biologically important elements like carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus. Specializing in ...