eutrophication是什么意思

2024-01-01 07:50:17

eutrophication

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n. 富营养化

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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"

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