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Phosphates, compounds of the element phosphorous, are produced from relatively abundant supplies of phosphate rock.
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Gruber, G.A. (2007). Phosphorus and Phosphates. In: Kent, J.A. (eds) Kent and Riegel’s Handbook of Industrial Chemistry and Biotechnology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-27843-8_23
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