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Yes, organic fertilizer can contribute to eutrophication, particularly when it is applied in excess. When organic fertilizers break down, they release nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus into the soil and water systems. If these nutrients run off into nearby water bodies, they can promote excessive algal blooms, depleting oxygen levels and harming aquatic ecosystems. Proper management and application rates are essential to minimize this risk.
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How can eutrophication prevent?
we can prevent this by decreasing the use of fertilizer in plants. Excess use of fertilizer can lead to eutrophication.
What is a problem related to fertilizer runoff?
Eutrophication
Can organic fertilizer dust cause pneumonia?
yes, it can
What is it called when to much fertilizer gets into lakes?
Eutrophication
What drains into the lake when excess fertilizer?
eutrophication...ur welcomr
How can leaching of minerals from fertilizer application cause eutrophication?
When excess fertilizer is applied to soil, rainwater can cause the minerals to leach into nearby water bodies. This influx of nutrients, particularly nitrogen and phosphorus, can stimulate excessive growth of algae and aquatic plants, leading to eutrophication. As these organisms decompose, they consume oxygen, creating dead zones and harming aquatic life.
What is Artificial eutrophication?
Eutrophication that occurs because of the introduction of inorganic plant nutrients into a body of water through sewage and fertilizer runoff.
When excess fertilizer drains into a lake may occur harming fish?
eutrophication
Why is eutrophication bad?
Natural eutrophication isn't as much of a problem as artificial eutrophication. Artificial eutrophication is caused by humans (fertilizer from farms, lawns, gardens, etc. pesticides, herbicides, road chemicals, etc) these chemicals cause eutrophication to happen much faster than it should. If eutrophication happens faster, algal blooms (large floating mats of algae) form. When algal blooms decay, the bacteria that decays it depletes the oxygen in the lake or pond and the fish die of suffocation.
The process of nutrient enrichment increased production of organic matter and subsequent ecosystem degradation is known as?
Eutrophication
Do plants grow best in chemical fertilizer organic fertilizer or no fertilizer?
A mixture of organic and inorganic fertilizers is recommended.
What eutrophication and what are the steps that cause it to happen?
Eutrophication is where a body of water somehow acquires an excessive amount of nutrients and as a result, has a boom in biotic life. Eutrophication usually occurs because the Nitrogen-rich fertilizers are brought into the lake due to rain.
