Regulators of Organic Phosphorus Mineralization

Depending on pH, phosphomonoesterases have been grouped into acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase. Optimum pH range of 4-6 for acid phosphatase and S.3-9.5 for alkaline phosphatase 

FIGURE 9.55 Influence of temperature on soluble phosphorus release in organic soil-dominated wetland (Kadlec and Reddy, 2001). 

FIGURE 9.56 Dissolved iron and phosphorus profiles in a wetland soil showing the relationship between iron reduction and phosphorus release. (From D Angelo and Reddy, 1994.) 

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