Substances supplied by food to nourish the body.

A broad term which encompasses elements and compounds that are required by plants and animals for growth and survival. In the area of water quality the term is generally used with only phosphorus and nitrogen in mind, though there are many other elements that living organisms require for survival.

These are components of food that help nourish the body: that is, theyprovide energy or serve as "building materials." These nutrients include carbohydrates, fats, proteins,vitamins, minerals, water, etc.

Substances obtained from food and used to provide energy and structural materials for the growth, maintenance and repair of the body's tissue.

Any chemical element or compound essential to life, including carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus. When available in excess quantities, these function as pollutants by fueling abnormally high organic growth in waterbodies.

Generally refers to nitrogen and phosphorus compounds, which act as fertilisers in water systems.

chemicals (primarily nitrogen and phosphorous) necessary for organisms to live.

Vitamins and minerals that we and all other living things need to live and grow.

Substances such as nitrogen (see separate entry) and phosphorous (see separate entry) which promote the growth of plants.

The Nutrients Unit analyzes for nitrogen and phosphorus in various forms, as well as chloride, sulfate, and some other minor analytes.

chemical needed for living things to grow

compounds that serve as food in an environment. A proper balance of nutrients is important to ensure that the natural ecology is not disturbed.

sources of nourishment for living things that are important for growth and survival

chemicals necessary for the growth and reproduction of plants; the major plant nutrients include carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus

Food or fluid that provide the body with needed chemicals.

chemical substances in food that nourish the body by providing energy and building materials

Any of a number of inorganic or organic carbon-based compounds used primarily in the nutrition of plants; e.g., nitrogen and phosphorus compounds.

Chemicals used as food.

Substances which are used by plants or animals as food.

substances required for growth and development.

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The basic substances that are necessary for life derived from food.

Substances required by plants for growth; see macronutrients and micronutrients.

substances such as nitrogen and phosphorus compounds necessary for growth and survival. Elevated levels can cause unwanted growth of algae, and can result in the lowering of the amount of oxygen in the water when the algae die and decay.

A nourishing ingredient in food that causes growth, development or good health.

Natural chemicals like phosphorus and carbon, often derived from organic decomposition and used to create new organic matter by plants.

Essential elements required by biota

Nourishing substances in food that can be digested, absorbed, and metabolized by the body; needed for growth, maintenance and reproduction.

Food and its specific elements and compounds that can be used by the body to build and maintain itself and to produce energy.

Proteins, fats and carbohydrates that the body uses to build cells or generate energy.

Components of food that help nourish the body: that is, they provide energy or serve as "building materials." These nutrients include carbohy-drates, fats, proteins, vitamins, minerals, water, etc.

essential chemicals, nitrogen and phosphorous, needed by plants for growth

Mineral elements in the forest ecosystem such as nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium usually in soluble compounds that are present naturally, or may be added to the forest environment as forest chemicals, such as fertilizer.

Elements necessary for growth and reproduction. Primary plant nutrients are nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium.

Simple chemicals required by plants and animals to live (for example; nitrogen, phosphorus and calcium)

Substance obtained from food and utilized by the body to provide energy and promote growth, maintenance and/or repair (for example, carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, minerals and water). They are necessary for all bodily functions.

Minerals and organic compounds that provide substance for organisms.

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Compounds of nitrogen and phosphorus dissolved in water which are essential to both plants and animals. Too much nitrogen and phosphorus act as pollutants and can lead to unwanted consequences - primarily algae blooms that cloud the water and rob it of oxygen critical to most forms of aquatic life. Sewage treatment plants, industries, vehicle exhaust, acid rain, and runoff from agricultural, residential and urban areas are sources of nutrients entering the Bay.

Elements or compounds essential for growth of organisms.

Mineral or organic substances (elements or chemical compounds) that plants and animals require for normal growth and activity. Plants and trees obtain nutrients primarily from the soil by absorbing them through their roots.

chemical elements, containing Nitrogen (N), Phosphorus (P) and Silica (Si), that are required for the growth of phytoplankton and other plants and animals.

ingredients that promote growth

A substance that provides the nourishment needed for the survival of an organism, nutrients or other pollutants.

Substances necessary for life and growth.

organic or inorganic compound that is used by plants in primary production. Examples: nitrogen and phosphorus compounds.

Items such as protein, fat, fibre, energy, minerals, trace minerals, and vitamins.

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chemicals necessary for animal and plant life; includes phosphorus and nitrogen.

A substance which provides nourishment; the term is often used to refer to dietary components.

compounds or elements required by organisms for growth and reproduction.

Protein, fat, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, and water. These provide chemicals essential to normal growth and development.

Chemical compounds or elements required by all living organisms for growth, reproduction, and the maintenance of homeostasis. Most commonly, measurements are taken from water samples to determine the concentration of nutrients required by plants (e.g., primary producers). For plants, inorganic macronutrients (i.e., nutrients required in relatively large amounts) include nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, and phosphates. Inorganic micronutrients (i.e., nutrients required in relatively small amounts) include copper, molybdenum, and magnesium. Organic nutrients include amino acids and vitamins.

The food used by the plant from the growing medium, necessary for sustained and healthy growth.

The substances that are found in food that help our bodies to work properly and keep us healthy and give us energy.

foods needed by animals, or minerals required in small amounts by plants for healthy growth

Substances required for the growth of plants, e.g. nitrogen and phosphorus.

Nourishing affording substances eg phosphorous and nitrogen that enhance plant growth.

Refers to the "food" that plants need in order to grow. Examples include nitrogen and phosphorus. Too many nutrients in the water can cause problems in an estuary, such as hypoxia.

new-tree-ents Any substance that provides nourishment, for example, the minerals that a plant takes from the soil, or the parts of food that keeps a human body healthy and helps it grow.

Any organic or inorganic element or combination contained in food and that can be used directly by the human organism to be assimilated in the cells without being previously transformed by the digestion. Nutrients are generally classified as: carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, vitamins, mineral salts etc. Back

Something an animal needs for life and growth

mineral elements and compounds which a plant uses for tissue growth

Substances found in the diet which the body needs for growth, mainenance and energy. The nutrient groups are carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals.

a group of chemicals present in food that provide energy, cell building and structural materials, and body chemistry regulating agents known to be essential for life. Nutrients are classes into: proteins, fats, carbohydrates (includes energy rich sugars), vitamins, minerals, and water.

Components in food that our bodies use for survival eg. vitamins, minerals.

A nutritious substance, food or a component of food.

Food components essential to support human life.

Anything nutritious; nutrients have value as food.

Substances which are necessary for the growth of all living things such as nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon, and potassium. Too many nutrients in water bodies can contribute to algae blooms.

substances, such as phosphorus and nitrogen, that are necessary for plants (including algae) to grow.

Substances essential to living things

The minerals and other materials that provide food for living organisms. Traditionally, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are thought of as the most important elemental nutrients for streams and lakes.

Elements required for plant or animal growth, including the macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium), which are the major nutrients required and micronutrients, which include a number of other elements that are essential but needed in lesser amounts.

Any one of a number of inorganic or organic compounds or ions required by organisms for maintenance and growth. Examples include nitrogen and phosphorus.

Substances that are essential for the growth of marine organisms that perform primary production (algae, bacteria, and plants). Excess nutrients, especially nitrogen and phosphorous, can be major pollutants.

Substances that nourish such as nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus in fertilizer. Excess nutrients can destabilize aquatic ecosystems.

substances in foods which nourish a living plant or animal by giving energy, making it grow, help it to resist infection and heal.

Substances that an organism must obtain from its surroundings for growth and the sustainment of life. Page Top

The elements needed by plants for normal growth and health. The major nutrients (MACRONUTRIENTS) are nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and potassium (K), but there are numerous MICRONUTRIENTS (also called TRACE ELEMENTS) which also have integral roles in maintaining plant health. A good quality hydroponic nutrient formula will contain all of the major nutrients and micronutrients needed by the vast majority of plants.

Substances that give sustenance to an organism.

Nitrogen, proteins and/or vitamins that are added to a must for the purpose of invigorating its fermentation.

Compounds required for growth by plants and other organisms. Major plant nutrients are phosphorus and nitrogen.

chemicals found in food which are necessary for a healthy body

The substances, such as mineral elements and compounds, including water and air, that a plant synthesizes into the complex compounds of tissue.

A general description for the amount sustenance in the water.

organic or inorganic substances found in food

food used by plants and animals to help them grow

Essential elements or compounds in the development of living things. Oxygen, nitrogen and phosphorous are examples.

Substances such as nitrogen and phosphorus in various forms required for the growth of plants. Excess concentrations of nutrients can be harmful in rivers, creeks and bays.

Chemical substances that make up food; these compounds are used by the body to function and grow.

elements required by organisms for normal life and activity.

Nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, iron, and other elements needed by growing plants and supplied by minerals and organic matter in soil and by fertilizers.

the necessary components of food that microbes and all life require to exist and grow. Essential elemental nutrients include such basic molecules as nitrogen, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, phosphorus, potassium and trace minerals.

Nutrients are components of food, eg. fat, protein, carbohydrates. A balance of nutrients in the diet is essential for good health.

are the components of food that help nourish the body and  provide energy or serve as building materials.

Essential chemicals needed by plants and animals for growth. Excessive amounts of nutrients, nitrogen, and phosphorus, for example, can lead to degradation of water quality and growth of excessive amounts of algae. Some nutrients can be toxic at high concentrations.

Essential chemicals needed by plants or animals for growth. If other physical and chemical conditions are optimal, excessive amounts of nutrients can lead to degradation of water quality by promoting excessive growth, accumulation, and subsequent decay of plants, especially algae. Some nutrients can be toxic to animals at high concentrations.

Elements, or compounds, essential as raw materials for organism growth and development, such as carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, etc. (USEPA, 1993). Perennial plant A plant that has a life span of 3 or more years (USEPA, 1993). Pesticide Any chemical agent used for control of plant or animal pests. Pesticides include insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, nematocides, and rodenticides.

Chemical elements or substances, such as nitrogen and phosphorus, that are essential for plant and animal growth.

Food needed for growth by living things.

the materials that are necessary for growth and life, such as water, minerals, fats, and carbohydrates.

Substances that are necessary for growth, development, and maintenance of life; food.

Essential chemical compounds found in food (protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins, minerals, water) that are needed for normal body function.

Substances that promote health and good growth like vitamins and minerals.

Elements or compounds essential to life, including carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus, and many others.

any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue

Substances derived from foods that are necessary for the functioning of the human body including proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals. The body in three ways uses nutrients: to permit growth and repair of its tissues, to furnish energy and heat and to regulate body processes.

Substance that is gathered from the body or from foods that provide energy, sustain and promote growth and maintenance or repair; necessary for all bodily functions.

is a general term for phosphorous and nitrogen which for example algae can utilise. Nutrients cause eutrophication of waterways.

Substances needed for growth by plants and animals. Phosphorus and nitrogen are two examples. To help plants grow, we generally apply fertilizer which contains nutrients like phosphorus and nitrogen. In a lake, too many nutrients can lead to algal blooms.

As applied at a cellular level, essential building block molecules, or molecules that a cell can use as energy.

The most basic form of food needed by all plants and animals.

substances required by organisms in order to grow and survive such as nitrogen and phosphorus.

Air, water and food necessary for the health and survival of an organism.

substances (elements, compounds) required to sustain life

Substances that provide nourishment to the soil.

Basic elements of food which provide nourishment for body.

chemical compounds in a usable form for plants and/or animals. Obligate: refers to the inability to change metabolic pathways, mode of feeding, or ecological relationships; restricted to specific environmental conditions.

Substances which are required to support living plants and organisms. Major nutrients are carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur, nitrogen and phosphorous. Nitrogen and phosphorous are difficult to remove from wastewater by conventional treatment processes because they are water soluble and tend to recycle.

is a term used, above all, to indicate the compounds of nitrogen and phosphorous, which cause the proliferation of microalgae.

Mineral elements in the forest ecosystem such as nitrogen, phosphorus, or potassium, that are naturally present or may be added to the forest environment by forest practices such as fertilizer or fire retardant applications. Substances necessary for the growth and reproduction of organisms. In water, those substances that promote growth of algae and bacterial; chiefly nitrates and phosphates.

a variety of chemical compounds that are necessary to promote growth of plants and animals.  In the marine environment, the most common nutrient that is limiting for plant growth is nitrogen in the form of nitrate (NO3-).

Nutritional substances. Unnaturally high levels of nutrients, such as in a river below a sewage treatment plant, can encourage abnormally fast and prolific growth of algae in the water, or weed growth in the bush.

nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, and minerals that plants need to grow

Any chemical element, ion, or compound required by an organism for growth and reproduction.

elements or substances such as nitrogen and phosphorus that are necessary for plant growth. Large amounts of these substances can become a nuisance by promoting excessive aquatic plant growth.

substances necessary for the growth of all living things, such as nitrogen, carbon, potassium, and phosphorus. Too many nutrients in waterbodies can contribute to algal blooms.

Elements and compounds which are needed by organisms for maintenance and growth.

Vitamins, minerals, proteins in foods.

materials that are considered essential to the support of biological life.

substances a plant takes in and uses as food for growth and development.

Any inorganic or organic substance needed by plants and animals for nutrition and growth (e.g., nitrogen, phosphorus). In water resources, excessive amounts of nutrients can lead to degradation of water quality by promoting excessive growth, accumulation, and subsequent decay of plants, especially algae.

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Chemicals needed for living things to grow.

Proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals. These are provided by food and are necessary for growth and the maintenance of life.

things that give nutrition, such as food

any of a group of elements necessary for growth; about 15 elements are necessary for aquatic plant growth but are usually available in natural waters; low levels of nitrogen or phosphorus may limit plant growth in surface waters; high levels may cause excess plant and phytoplankton growth.