Most people are aware that plastic waste is a problem. Almost all types of plastics that we use in our everyday lives are ...

A new study assessed the feasibility of recovering phosphorus from municipal wastewater as an alternative sustainable source of this non-renewable mineral. Focusing on Sweden, a new IIASA study ...

Plants need phosphorus to grow. Farmers’ use of mineral phosphorus fertilisers has greatly increased soil phosphorus fertility and, consequently, crop yields. However, these fertilisers are made from ...

White phosphorus is one of three allotropes of the element phosphorus. The other two are red, an amorphous polymer, and black, a graphitelike polymer. The substance known as yellow phosphorus is ...

Disrupting Earth’s chemical cycles brings trouble. But planet-warming carbon dioxide isn’t the only element whose cycle we’ve turned wonky—we’ve got a phosphorus problem too. And it’s a big one, ...

Phosphorus pollution can linger for decades in soils and streams, shaping water quality long after sources are reduced.