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Eutrophication
Meaning
Noun
●
In Biology:
The process of becoming
eutrophic
; the ecosystem's
response
to the
addition
of
artificial
or natural
nutrients
,
mainly
phosphates
, through
detergents
,
fertilizers
, or
sewage
, to an
aquatic
system.
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