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Total Phosphorus

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-028304

1. The sum of all phosphorus forms.

2. The total concentration of phosphorus found in the water. Phosphorus is a nutrient and acts as a fertilizer, increasing the growth of plant life such as algae.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-028304
FieldEnvironment
SubjectWater
AbbreviationTP
ReferencesDrinking Water Technical & Legal Terms; Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-028304",
  "term": "Total Phosphorus",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The sum of all phosphorus forms.\n\n2. The total concentration of phosphorus found in the water. Phosphorus is a nutrient and acts as a fertilizer, increasing the growth of plant life such as algae.",
  "abbreviation": "TP",
  "subject": "Water",
  "references": [
    "Drinking Water Technical & Legal Terms",
    "Lake Erie Lakewide Management Plan (LaMP) Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/total-phosphorus/"
}

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