Our bodies need a healthy level of primary electrolytes, including sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, chloride, and bicarbonate. When these electrolytes are too high or too low ...

In his new book, “The Devil’s Element,” award-winning journalist Dan Egan explores the impact of phosphorus on our water and our world.

White phosphorus has been called the “devil’s element” because it glows green in the dark and is pyrophoric. Because of its instability, white phosphorus is typically stored under water, in which it ...

To improve phosphate removal from water, researchers tested adsorbent materials modified with lanthanum chloride or zinc chloride. Relatively abundant, lanthanum is a metal that is part of the ...

City Coun. Kevin Klein and some of his colleagues are challenging senior water and waste managers' rejection of a proposed way to remove phosphorus from the water the city sends to Lake Winnipeg.