Great Lakes tributary phosphorus bioavailability
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•Plot of sample P richness vs. Bioavailable particulate P (PP). •Slope suggests from that PP is 35% bioavailable • This is not always the case two point were not included in the regression Bioavailable P Contributions •Results of all assays are presented in the table. •If the fraction of bioavailable P (fbio) is known then the contributions of each P form can change dramatically. •Contributions of each constituent based on TP and bioavailable P are presented in the figure. •Soluble Reactive Phosphorus is completely available causing it be a large part of the bioavailable P. Source: Minnesota Public Radio Source: Michigan Environmental Education Curriculum
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