Development of a total phosphorus concentration goal in the TMDL process for Lake Okeechobee, Florida (USA)

Lake and Reservoir Management

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 227-238

  Havens, Karl E ^a   Walker, William W ^b  

^a SOUTH FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

^b Environmental Engineer   (United States)

Author keywords

Algal blooms; Chlorophyll a; Total maximum daily load; Total phosphorus

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014321071     PISSN: 07438141     EISSN: 10402381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07438140209354151     Document Type: Article

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