| It occurs in all kinds of minerals, such as oxides, carbonates, nitrates, sulfates, and phosphates. |
| Nutrient pollution or eutrophication is caused by the massive discharges of nitrates and phosphates into the environment. |
| Polyphosphates are a group of phosphates that are created from polymeric chemical compounds. |
| Uranium, gold, phosphates, tin, coal, limestone, salt and gypsum mining are prominent in Niger. |
| The sugar phosphates link together to form a chain, and the nitrogen bases stick out and can react with other bases on a different chain. |
| Non-precipitating water softeners use complex phosphates to sequester calcium and magnesium ions. |
