l5 MMMI (Pl las pnospnalal s an essenllsl.
oommon planl alum-m. locyoled by many men: and
llxed by me mm assoc-ales ol seyanal nees
loasuanna. Pull-nu, Bankslaln by algae. lb lno mud ol
ponds .n bones. and in lnasnwalar mussels. Hloh
pnbspnale leyels ln bud manunss are derlved lnonn fish
bones and seeds Pnbspnolua is essenllal la lna
enemy melnbonam ol planls. nenoa pnolosynlnssls
and msolnanen cell fllvlsun. lbol denlopmunl, and
pmlem lonmanon e nsgulaled by pnoapnorux ll ls
hlghly mobne m plam lnsue

ln some ooeanlc guann depesns. pbaspnalas mu
be oomam axed by oadmlum, msrcuny, unamum (40
ppm and lluun es All naayy slapping demands
onoeonale lol pmduolnon. and mono ls a penennl world
sonl pnospnale dellelency. aspoo-ally ln poovet
eoumnes. Mosl wulnm sols all. now wor—wwfimt
wnn a y ly lame unused son bank bl pnasonbnus.
nenoe wilh lna pollmams nl pnospnano new. cadnuum
Invels m lnongann: marks! ganden onop may oommonly
exoaed naalln lnnna

and islands. areas ol newnl ybloanla asn. and some
soils oyen pnaspnana locks ale no: pno-pnale—
ddllolanl Sandy. bane—cropped. NIL and walan-
loppso sons. old so. and alkalme sous may show
dsncl-noss on me laden. lny sulpnun lo adlusl avallar
blllly Supll-zcld pnospnalas ans used lo mak-
pnaspnana ayanable lo planls. albe expend-val Mosl
solls (superphowhlltd slnce In. eanly lssnsl may
have 75b ppm ln lna lop 4 am. and mosl ol Ihl lesl ol
me applled pbospnale IS bound up and unayanable m
me lop an em. Only on deep. ooanse. laaoned useless
sands unn neavy lalni on m bane-sell lallous IS a lol ol
pnospnale losl Dlamaga walla! cumalns n 2 ppm m
slay m loam salsa mlnuls loss ln nalural syslenns,
PMSPMMS sl- wwfiod by fish and hlld manunes.

caloum. non and alumlnlum nmnnobllsd pnespnale;
a on ol $7.5 mlaasas nl. aasla supolpnpspnale lonos-
pnala and llmal nnaly plound ls avallable laplublal lo
planls. rna nome garden-l can use bone dusL
onoapn a and lime. and mulcnas. wmcn am all
elleellya. Abml 45 ppm pnaspnale m sol s mead lav
on ns lopnmum pH 6 0—6 sl. Pellenno seeds wl|h
bas-c suwpnosphale mondes pllusononus. ln sons.
pnospnorus oomblnes mln nan. nlumlnlum and album
as lneolulsle oompounds, and Min Ill/mg malenala ol
nunno ounpounds as ‘avilllbll pnospllonls‘, Desone
loll< slones lo lne oonlna-y. supemnosonala bad no:
been lound lo acldlly sails [unllkn ammonlum
sulpnalal.

Pnospnelo levels l'nanye pnmnm'l lall wilt! doom.
and In low mosl subsmls Genenally. lo lnonesse
pnospnale Bvallabllny. Iry numus m wnlm wel areas.
sulpnun m dnylsnds. and udlusl on name wlln
calclum lllme or dolomnel Fm mes. apply llpnl
pnospnalo unsung: leoulany m sands. Pnaspnanus
done any nedueas gmwlh m annnals by dapmsslno
lnaln swells lpn hamaga.

cl all me sl-nlanls 01 animal lmponansa lb olanls.
pnospnonus ls lne leasl cummunly lound, and sounpas

 

 

 

   

ana nandly nyallable locally. ol all lno obosomlls
lemllspns ussd Eunope and Mann Amenoa consume
75% (and flu laasl nexunn lnom mis inpul because o4
overuse. olemgaunm and pool son economyl II we.
neally mmad lo neduoe wonld lamme. me Mlmiw ol
lnasp surplus pnospbales lo we pool solls ol Alnou
and lndla lon any olnan loud-Mann! annal. would do
IL Fungal aboul muscle planls; ws nsod global enllss
lon all such numul son nosounoes. A: long as we
aeamnm . mosl el ln.s assannal and ram nosoulba
MM and up ln ma sea sum: and salmon do lly lo
recycl- II back lo us. bul we lend lo ildum lnenn
numws by oenylng mam bmsdmo gmunds.

unoolluled pnaspnale deooslls are lound only ln
lnnnad area: ln seolmennany lock. nus do me me
nand pnospnonss released by pneoos wells. and may
ans poneible lon hllnnlng uo pnospnonus lo lne
xopso-l whit-val n .s me 17! mono snallow—looled
Flam.

Abom 1520-1. el lno lnossannal use bl pndspllonus
is m daxanpanls rne old pomh soaps and me
answel lo um son or use. or m. locovery ol
pnospnonus lnxn pmywnldn mlnen man a away mp
ya a may |o lne sea. uncul lolena may lose on
kq/ha/yaal, wmlo cleansonopoing can lose we kp/
nnlyean on mone. a lone nmes lnsnaase ln losl
mlnoyals. navel aoooumed lon m looglnp and unsung,
on added lb lba oosl olwoodonlpplno and nmoaoens.

Phbsphoms ls lound ooncanlnaled m seeds and In
lne bones ol yanabules aspesnally nsn. ln mussels
(lushwaler) and lna mud may nue m. and m m.
manunes ol ammals aallng nsn. seeds. and anelll-sn
Bone meal lnam land annmsls la a lnadllional sounoo.
and ms: lanms (up lo 1940) ml a Hm ol pigms as
men pnospnale laslany. whlle .n aouanc cullures.
onospnanus was reooyonad Mom lne mud ol ponds
sucked wnn musul: and «mm lien and walarlawl
males bal puano ls also a luvaulod sound. nl pnbs-
pnale m Holland Even a modasl pelcn ln a bare new
will allnasl a law pnrchlng buds lo In" men
phasphalns al a use or alonp a my line.

Cons. on lammlg loan and Alluns lamp 323)
Inns aboul one-ball lo one—mud lne pnosonovus ol
oonlamponany apnoullure. ayan mlholfl non-bllape,
Non-unape lummg wnuld lose mu lass, bul ls lawly
asses" exoepl m dollan yleld lenms, Elolufilnnal
linmrlg, and name pandenmp mm mm rammed lo
sons would lose oysn less. and nnally. neglonal lood
supply. wula Ian/chm. and a senious oonsldmanon dl
downing m bl land sunuea lo nus nnonl lusx be a
suslainahle syslsm Nexl lo dean wmv. pnbspnorus
wlll be one ol lne imonabla llmns la numan mpane,
on lnls planel We musl no: delan solylno lnese
ploblems on oonsennnp our losouloes any lonpen. on
we bonny aul awn omldnen

lb. Sulpnur ls), Many anaeneblo paplana
llnlooncllln llx sulpnun. which .s why ameloblc lemlenl
bl planl and anlmal malenals .s ncn m be sulphuv»
based amlno adds nd ol non nulnuanal value lne
sulpnm owned by Inaemhlc bazllll also nemoyss. as

 

 

 

 

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