Sentences with 'phosphates'
Example sentences and phrases with the word phosphates and other words derived from it.
• « The seas of Europe, and especially the British coasts, are witness to this unfortunate human intervention. The culprit: phosphates, salts that basically come from the detergents we use. »
• « The problem arises when the concentration of phosphates exceeds 400 micro-organisms per litre of water. This triggers a chain reaction with unfortunate results. »
• « The North Sea, for example, receives about 700,000 tonnes of phosphates annually. These and other waters produce what scientists call eutrophication. »
• « Fertilisers can be natural, such as manure or phosphates, or artificial, such as commercially available chemicals. »