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Properties of the Calcium Phosphates

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WORKERS on the chemistry of soils and fertilizers have to deal with phosphorus compounds, many of which are complex or of indefinite composition. It is likely that, if fundamental information were available concerning those compounds of fairly well-defined composition, the transformations occurring during manufacture and after application to the soil might be more understandable.

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BEEVERS, C., RAISTRICK, B. Properties of the Calcium Phosphates. Nature 173, 542–543 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173542a0

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