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Phosphorus cycle. By: Julissa Benitez, Nilda Ruiz, Stephanie Huerta, and Axel Miranda . The phosphorus cycle. The phosphorus cycle describes the movement of phosphorus through the geosphere, hydrosphere , and biosphere .
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Phosphorus cycle By: Julissa Benitez, Nilda Ruiz, Stephanie Huerta, and Axel Miranda
The phosphorus cycle • The phosphorus cycle describes the movement of phosphorus through the geosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere. • The phosphorus cycle reflects the balanced interactions between organisms and their biotic and abiotic environments. • Phosphorus flows through each compartment by give and receive actions and allowing life to exist.
The phosphorus cycle • An interesting fact about the phosphorus cycle is that there is no phosphorus in the atmosphere. • Also, there is little to no phosphorus in the lithosphere and biosphere.
Disadvantages and Causes • A high concentration of phosphorus is harmful and even considered pollution. • Excess phosphorus that collects in bodies of water leads to eutrophication. • The result is an overproduction of weeds, plankton, and especially algae, which “destroy” lakes.
Effects and victims • Eutrophication comes from too much human input of nitrogen and phosphorus. • It affects the quality of water and habitats. • It changes both animal and plant populations.
Effect on environment & society • Products cause oxygen to decrease quality of water and change; water is toxic and unable of being used as a habitat • Plant and animal populations changed due to large amount of nitrogen and phosphorus created • Plants and some animals, like fish, die due to toxic water and reduce population.
Bibliography • Cloern, James. “Eutrophication.” TheEncyclopediaofEarth. Ed. J. Emmet Duffy. 18 Dec. 2007 15 March. • 2012 < http://www.eoearth.org/article/Eutrophication>. • “Eutrophication In Water.” FreeDrinkingWater. 14 March. 2012 • < http://www.freedrinkingwater.com/water_quality/quality1/1-eutrophication-in-water.htm>. • “Phosphorus Cycle.” NewWorldEncyclopedia. 2 April. 2008. 14 March. 2012. • < http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Phosphorus_cycle>. • “Short Circuiting the Global Phosphorus Cycle.” WorldWatchInstitute. 15 March. 2012. • <http://www.worldwatch.org/node/516>. • “Water Treatment and Purification.” LennTech. 14 March. 2012 • <http://www.lenntech.com/index.htm>.
