The Long-Term Contribution of Phosphorus from Agricultural Lands to Lake Okeechobee

Vimala D. Nair, Myrlène Chrysostome, and Willie G. Harris

Release Date: 6/9/2021

Reviewed At: 2/6/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ss558-2011

Water Resources

Abstract

The purpose of this publication is to explain the role of soil in the long-term contribution of manure phosphorus (P) from agricultural lands to south Florida's Lake Okeechobee. It also addresses the applicability of a recently developed procedure to evaluate a soil's potential to negatively impact water quality through P release from the soil. Revision by Vimala D. Nair, Myrlène Chrysostome, and Willie G. Harris, and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Soil and Water Sciences; 6 pp.

About this Publication

This document is SL357, one of a series of the Department of Soil and Water Sciences, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date October 2011. Revised March 2021. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Vimala D. Nair, research professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences; Myrlène Chrysostome, associate director (Agriculture), Millennium Challenge Corporation.; and Willie G. Harris, emeritus professor, Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Nair, V. D., Chrysostome, M., & Harris, W. G. (2011). Long-term Contribution of Phosphorus from Agricultural Lands to Lake Okeechobee. EDIS, 2011(10). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ss558-2011