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'A study into the effect of phosphate concentrations on the growth of phytoplankton' 1. Introduction Phosphorus is one of the basic building blocks of living matter and is present in every living creature. It is the eleventh-most abundant mineral in the earth's crust, and these deposits occur primarily as phosphate in the mineral apatite. Phosphorus is a component of DNA, and plants and animals must have it to live and grow. It is one of several essential plant nutrients required for photosynthesis and is found in all lakes and streams. It occurs in several different forms, including inorganic phosphate PO3-4, HPO and organic P. It has already been found that varying concentrations of phosphorus affect the amount of phytoplankton found in water systems. The actual concentration of phosphate in phosphorus-limited waters is difficult to calculate because commonly used chemical and radiochemical techniques overestimate the concentration. Thus by carrying out this experiment I...

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