increasing population sizes lead to increasing demand for food. Farmers use synthetic fertilizers to add necessary nutrients to the soil so crops can grow. What is the ultimate consequence of this fertilizer use?

Question

a. Deoxygenated water bodies.
b. Algal blooms grow rapidly.
c. Fertilizer runs off with rainwater.
d. Death of aquatic organisms.

Answer 1

All of the above options (a, b, c, and d) can be consequences of fertilizer use.