“The chief sources of phosphorus in river water are the weathering of rocks and the leaching out of fertilizers from agricultural land.”

“The gas excites the phosphorus, creating a light that glows for 10 years without batteries.”

“In 1934 he used a radioisotope of phosphorus to study how human tissue absorbs phosphate.”

“This invention relates to coated particles used as phosphor particles for a phosphor screen of a display and a coating method for such particles.”

“The hub upon which the platter was mounted was phosphor bronze, and weighed an additional 17 pounds.”

“The mercury excites the phosphor coating on interior of the tube when the arc is struck.”

“The terms fluorescence and phosphorescence refer to specific characteristics of luminescent transitions.”

“At night, the phosphorescence looks as if all the constellations in the inky sky have fallen into the deep.”

“There are many familiar examples of fluorescence and phosphorescence in our daily lives.”

“Cerium is also used in the manufacture of lasers and phosphors used in cathode ray tubes.”

“Fluorescent materials can be synthetic, such as phosphors, or occur in nature, for example, fluorescent minerals.”

“To obtain good colour pictures on a TV screen, you need phosphors that produce rich, pure primaries.”