Phosphorus from fertilizer or manure is most likely to be lost from crop fields, and thus may harm the environment, by:

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runoff into surface water (contributing to eutrophication of lakes and streams)

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leaching into groundwater (contaminating wells used for drinking water)

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volatilization into the atmosphere as a greenhouse gas (contributing to global warming)

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all of the above are equally common ways phosphorus is lost from soils