Apatite Control of Phosphorus Release to Runoff from Soils
Dissolution of apatite minerals would ensue immediately upon contact with runoff water. Thus, once runoff occurred in the mining lands, they would be potential sources contributing dissolved P (DP) into water bodies. High DP concentration (0.4–3.0 mg L−1) has been measured in runoff from two reclaimed phosphate mining sites in Florida (Kuo