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Struvite

The mineral magnesium ammonium phosphate with the formula NH4MgPO4. It is associated with urea-splitting organisms in a high magnesium, high phosphate, alkaline environment. Accumulation of crystallized struvite is found in the urinary tract as struvite CALCULI and as scale on sewage system equipment and wastewater pipes.

Year introduced: 2017 (1974)

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Tree Number(s): D01.029.260.700.675.374.887, D01.524.775, D01.695.625.675.650.887

MeSH Unique ID: D000069877

Registry Number: AW3EJL1462

Entry Terms:

  • Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate Hexahydrate
  • Struvite Crystal
  • Crystal, Struvite
  • Struvite Crystals
  • Crystals, Struvite
  • Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate Monohydrate
  • Struvite (H3PO4-NH4-Mg (1:1:1))
  • Dittmarite
  • Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate
  • Ammonium Magnesium Phosphate

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