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What is the greatest cause of artificial eutrophication?
Name another cause of artificial eutrophication.
What substance causes an algal bloom to form?
Why do fish die in a body of water where an algal bloom has formed?
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1) Greatest cause of artificial eutrophication:
- Excess nutrient runoff from human activities—especially fertilizers from agriculture (nitrogen and phosphorus) entering waterways.
2) Another cause:
- Discharge of sewage and wastewater (including detergents and animal manure) that adds nutrients.
3) What substance causes an algal bloom:
- Excess nutrients, chiefly phosphates and nitrates (phosphorus is often the limiting nutrient in freshwater).
4) Why fish die after an algal bloom:
- When the algae die, bacteria decompose them and consume dissolved oxygen, causing hypoxia or anoxia (low/no oxygen) so fish suffocate. Some algal blooms also produce toxins that can directly kill fish.
- Excess nutrient runoff from human activities—especially fertilizers from agriculture (nitrogen and phosphorus) entering waterways.
2) Another cause:
- Discharge of sewage and wastewater (including detergents and animal manure) that adds nutrients.
3) What substance causes an algal bloom:
- Excess nutrients, chiefly phosphates and nitrates (phosphorus is often the limiting nutrient in freshwater).
4) Why fish die after an algal bloom:
- When the algae die, bacteria decompose them and consume dissolved oxygen, causing hypoxia or anoxia (low/no oxygen) so fish suffocate. Some algal blooms also produce toxins that can directly kill fish.
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