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ReviewEnvironmental science and pollution research international2019

Phosphorous in the environment: characteristics with distribution and effects, removal mechanisms, treatment technologies, and factors affecting recovery as minerals in natural and engineered systems.

Hossain M Azam, Seemi Tasnim Alam, Mahmudul Hasan, Djigui David Stéphane Yameogo, Arvind Damodara Kannan, Arifur Rahman, Man Jae Kwon

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Review in Environmental science and pollution research international, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Phosphorus Recovery From Wastewater Through Anaerobic Digestion Under Sub-Supersaturation Conditions.Water environment research : a research publication of the Water Environment Federation · 2025
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  5. Degradation of Glyphosate to Benign N-Formyl Glycine Using MOF-808 Nanocrystals.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Hossain M AzamDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Manhattan College, 3825 Corlear Avenue, Riverdale, Bronx, NY, 10471, USA. hossain.azam@manhattan.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0405-9387
Seemi Tasnim AlamKorea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), 679 Saimdang-ro, Gangneungsi, Gangwon-do, 25451, South Korea.
Mahmudul HasanDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The George Washington University, 800 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
Djigui David Stéphane YameogoDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Manhattan College, 3825 Corlear Avenue, Riverdale, Bronx, NY, 10471, USA.
Arvind Damodara KannanDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Manhattan College, 3825 Corlear Avenue, Riverdale, Bronx, NY, 10471, USA.
Arifur RahmanDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The George Washington University, 800 22nd Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.
Man Jae KwonDepartment of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Korea University, 145 Anam-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, South Korea. manjaekwon@korea.ac.kr.

Funding

Environmental Engineering Program of Manhattan College, NY, USA Not ApplicableNational Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant, Korean government (MSIT) 2018R1A2B6001660Nuclear Core Technology of the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) grant, Korean government's Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy 20171510300670
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phosphorus (P), an essential element for living cells, is present in different soluble and adsorbed chemical forms found in soil, sediment, and water. Most species are generally immobile and easily adsorbed onto soil particles. However, P is a major concern owing to its serious environmental effects (e.g., eutrophication, scale formation) when found in excess in natural or engineered environments. Commercial chemicals, fertilizers, sewage effluent, animal manure, and agricultural waste are the major sources of P pollution. But there is limited P resources worldwide. Therefore, the fate, effects, and transport of P in association with its removal, treatment, and recycling in natural and engineered systems are important. P removal and recycling technologies utilize different types of physical, biological, and chemical processes. Moreover, P minerals (struvite, vivianite, etc.) can precipitate and form scales in drinking water and wastewater systems. Hence, P minerals (e.g., struvite, vivianite etc.) are problems when left uncontrolled and unmonitored although their recovery is beneficial (e.g., slow release fertilizers, sustainable P sources, soil enhancers). Sources like wastewater, human waste, waste nutrient solution, etc. can be used for P recycling. This review paper extensively summarizes the importance and distribution of P in different environmental compartments, the effects of P in natural and engineered systems, P removal mechanisms through treatment, and recycling technologies specially focusing on various types of phosphate mineral precipitation. In particular, the factors controlling mineral (e.g., struvite and vivianite) precipitation in natural and engineered systems are also discussed.

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AdsorptionAnimalsEnvironmental PollutantsFerrous CompoundsHumansMineralsPhosphatesPhosphorusRecyclingStruviteWastewaterWater PurificationEnvironmental PollutantsFerrous Compoundsferrous phosphateMineralsPhosphatesPhosphorusStruviteWastewaterMineral precipitationMineral recyclingPhosphorus removalStruviteVivianite

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