eutrophication
Meanings
noun
- 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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Etymology
From eutrophicate + -ion.
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