EnvThes
type: ConceptScheme

phosphate
type: Concept
preferred label: الفوسفات @ar
preferred label: Фосфат @bg
preferred label: φωσφορικό(ά) άλας(τα) @el
preferred label: foszfát @hu
preferred label: fosfāts @lv
preferred label: fosforečnan @sk
preferred label: fosforan @pl
preferred label: fosfatos @pt
preferred label: Phosphat @de
preferred label: fosfaat @et
preferred label: fosfaatti @fi
preferred label: fosfat @da
preferred label: fosfatas @lt
preferred label: fosfato @es

deprecated concept
type: Concept

phosphate
type: Concept
in scheme: EnvThes
is replaced by: phosphate
alternative label: PO4
scope note: US LTER controlled vocabulary
definition: [Henderson's] n. the phosphate anion PO34– or a salt of phosphoric acid (e.g. potassium phosphate, K3PO4). Phosphates are essen­tial to the metabolism of living organisms because inorganic phosphate is required for the synthesis of the energy-storage molecule ATP. Plants and microorganisms take up phosphorus mainly in the form of phosphates, and various phosphates are used as fertilizers. Excess phosphate washed into streams and lakes contributes to eutrophication and the formation of algal blooms. see also phosphorus cycle, phosphoryl group.
broader: deprecated concept
deprecated: true