<P> Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for plants and animals . Phosphorus is a limiting nutrient for aquatic organisms . Phosphorus forms parts of important life - sustaining molecules that are very common in the biosphere . Phosphorus does not enter the atmosphere , remaining mostly on land and in rock and soil minerals . Eighty percent of the mined phosphorus is used to make fertilizers . Phosphates from fertilizers , sewage and detergents can cause pollution in lakes and streams . Overenrichment of phosphate in both fresh and inshore marine waters can lead to massive algae blooms which , when they die and decay , leads to eutrophication of fresh waters only . An example of this is the Canadian Experimental Lakes Area . These freshwater algal blooms should not be confused with those in saltwater environments . Recent research suggests that the predominant pollutant responsible for algal blooms in salt water estuaries and coastal marine habitats is Nitrogen . </P>
<P> Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for plants and animals . Phosphorus is a limiting nutrient for aquatic organisms . Phosphorus forms parts of important life - sustaining molecules that are very common in the biosphere . Phosphorus does not enter the atmosphere , remaining mostly on land and in rock and soil minerals . Eighty percent of the mined phosphorus is used to make fertilizers . Phosphates from fertilizers , sewage and detergents can cause pollution in lakes and streams . Overenrichment of phosphate in both fresh and inshore marine waters can lead to massive algae blooms which , when they die and decay , leads to eutrophication of fresh waters only . An example of this is the Canadian Experimental Lakes Area . These freshwater algal blooms should not be confused with those in saltwater environments . Recent research suggests that the predominant pollutant responsible for algal blooms in salt water estuaries and coastal marine habitats is Nitrogen . </P>
phosphorus which is often a limiting nutrient in ecosystems is important because it
phosphorus which is often a limiting nutrient in ecosystems is important because it
forms parts of important life - sustaining molecules that are very common in the biosphere
forms parts of important life - sustaining molecules that are very common in the biosphere