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orthophosphate
noun
Any salt or ester of orthophosphoric acid; an ordinary phosphate
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The PO43− ion is a moderately strong base, so orthophosphate salts form strongly basic solutions.
Protozoans also excrete nitrogen and phosphorus, in the form of ammonium and orthophosphate, as products of their metabolism, and studies have shown that the presence of protozoans in soils enhances plant growth.
Four Westchester communities — North Castle, Greenburgh, Irvington and Elmsford — add zinc orthophosphate to their water supply; 25 others use a blended, non-zinc orthophosphate.
In 1992, in response to federal Safe Drinking Water Act requirements, New York City announced that it was adding calcium orthophosphate, a corrosion inhibitor, to its water supply to reduce the amount of lead leaching into city drinking water.
Zinc orthophosphate forms a protective coating inside metal pipes that acts as a barrier between the water and metal.
Just how safe is zinc orthophosphate?
On Monday night, a small but vocal group of residents here pressured village officials into postponing a vote on whether to add zinc orthophosphate to its drinking water.
Chazen recommended adding zinc orthophosphate not only to clean up the brown water, but also to reduce lead concentrations that were 8 to 13 parts per billion.
The substance, zinc orthophosphate, created by the addition of phosphoric acid and zinc oxide to the water system, represents a form of corrosion control.
Orthophosphate and various organic phosphates are the most important phosphorous compounds in lakes.
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Thus, it can form three series of salts: dihydrogen phosphates, containing the H2PO4− ion; hydrogen phosphates, containing the HPO42− ion; and orthophosphates, containing the PO43− ion.
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