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The process by which phosphorus and nitrogen over-enrich water bodies and cause them to become overgrown with algae, which may be toxic to aquatic life.
Ãâó: www.nrdc.org/water/pollution/factor/gloss.asp
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| eutrophication |
over-enrichment of a water body with nutrients, resulting in excessive growth of organisms and depletion of oxygen concentration
Ãâó: www.royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/end_species/es_gloss/es_gl...
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| eutrophication |
process by which large additions of nutrients causes an overgrowth of algae and subsequent depletion of oxygen
Ãâó: www.estuaries.gov/glossary.html
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| eutrophication |
The natural aging process experienced by lakes. It is characterized by increasing biological productivity and slow filling-in by sediments and other deposits.
Ãâó: www.utilities.cornell.edu/EIS/Glossary.htm
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| eutrophication |
The process of surface water nutrient enrichment causing a water body to fill with aquatic plants and algae.
Ãâó: www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/crops/04717.html
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