respiratory acidosis acidosis resulting from ventilatory impairment and subsequent retention of carbon dioxide, in contrast to metabolic acidosis. The respiratory system has an important role in maintaining acid-base balance.
Phosphorus is commonly misspelled phosphorous. It is an essential component of living systems and is found in nervous tissue, bones and cell protoplasm. Phosphorus exists in several allotropic forms including white (or yellow), red, and black (or violet). White phosphorus has two modifications.Ordinary phosphorus is a waxy white solid.t is an essential component of living systems and is found in nervous tissue, bones and cell protoplasm. Phosphorus exists in several allotropic forms including white (or yellow), red, and black (or violet). White phosphorus has two modifications.
Most of the phosphorus found in streams and rivers comes from chemical fertilizers that act as a replacement for the phosphorus that plants remove from the soil as they grow. Runoff from lawns, farms, golf courses and other cultivated areas flows into the streams and rivers and becomes concentrated there.