Content:
Chapter 1 Phosphorus: A General Introduction (pages 1–4): R.J.P. Williams
Chapter 2 Phosphorus and Mankind's Problems Today (pages 5–21): John R. Van Wazer
Chapter 3 World Resources of Phosphorus (pages 23–48): Johan W. Brinck
Chapter 4 Some Economic and Technical Factors Affecting Use of Phosphate Raw Materials (pages 49–73): Guerry H. McClellan and Travis P. Hignett
Chapter 5 Modern Mankind's Influence on the Natural Cycles of Phosphorus (pages 75–94): E.J. Griffith
Chapter 6 Phosphorus Biochemistry (pages 95–116): R.J.P. Williams
Chapter 7 The Organic Chemistry of Phosphate Transfer (pages 117–137): Anthony J. Kirby
Chapter 8 The Biological Importance of Organophosphorus Compounds Containing a Carbon?Phosphorus Bond (pages 135–153): Thomas D. Inch
Chapter 9 Metabolic Factors and the Utilization of Phosphorus by Plants (pages 155–174): B.C. Loughman
Chapter 10 Phosphorus Cycles of Forest and Upland Grassland Ecosystems and Some Effects of Land Management Practices (pages 175–199): A.F. Harrison
Chapter 11 Phosphorus and the Eutrophication of Lakes—A Personal View (pages 201–228): C.S. Reynolds
Chapter 12 The Dissipation of Phosphorus in Sewage and Sewage Effluents (pages 229–242): R.W. Collingwood
Chapter 13 Balance Sheet for Phosphorus in the UK (pages 243–251): J.C. Bowman
Chapter 14 The Use of Phosphate in Detergents and Possible Replacements for Phosphate (pages 253–268): P.A. Gilbert and A.L. De Jong
Chapter 15 The Rationale for a Ban on Detergent Phosphate in the Great Lakes Basin (pages 269–284): Gerorger R. Alexander
Chapter 16 Can the Availability of Phosphorus be Critical for Mankind? (pages 285–307): R.J.P. Williams
