Northwestern University researchers are actively overturning the conventional view of iron oxides as mere phosphorus “sinks.” A critical nutrient for life, most phosphorus in the soil is organic — ...

Iron oxide in soil performs the same transformation as plants and microbes that are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Northwestern ...

Northwestern researchers made progress on new biochemical possibilities this week, in both the human brain and everyday farming soil. The Daily compiled a recap of these developments. Using the immune ...

Metal oxides are a promising catalyst for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting to produce hydrogen as alternative energy. However, their effectiveness is restricted at low voltage. A research ...

Growth potential: there’s a reason that phosphorus is included in fertilizers. What were the critical steps toward the first appearance of life on Earth? In a new paper published in Nature Chemistry, ...

This work examines the performance of a hydrous ferric oxide (HFO) reactive filtration (RF) process with coupled chemically enhanced secondary treatment (RECYCLE) for phosphorus removal from municipal ...

Phosphorus is one of the six chemical elements constituting life forms. It is involved in the structure of DNA and RNA, cell membrane, bones and teeth. But, unlike the other “life elements” such as ...

When most of us think about getting enough vitamins and minerals, we usually think of the ones that get the most attention like vitamins A, C and D and minerals like magnesium, calcium, iron and zinc.

Even minor amounts of human activity can increase nutrient concentrations in fresh waters that can damage the environment, according to a new study. These findings suggest most U.S. streams and rivers ...