Meaning Of The Word Eutrophication

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eutrophication in British English
noun: a process by which pollution from such sources as sewage effluent or leachate from fertilized fields causes a lake, pond, or fen to become overrich in organic and mineral nutrients, so that algae and cyanobacteria grow rapidly and deplete the oxygen suppl

eutrophication in Chemical Engineering
noun: Eutrophication is the increase of vegetation in a particular area of water, often caused by the runoff of nutrients.

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