Associations to the word «Eutrophication»

Wiktionary

EUTROPHICATION, noun. (agriculture) The process of becoming eutrophic.

Dictionary definition

EUTROPHICATION, noun. Excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life; "he argued that the controlling factor in eutrophication is not nitrate but phosphate".

Wise words

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