Eutrophication is a process by which nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitrogen, become highly concentrated in a body of water, leading to increased growth of organisms such as algae or cyanobacteria.
La eutrofización es un proceso donde los nutrientes, como fósforo y nitrógeno, se concentran en un cuerpo de agua, aumentando el crecimiento de organismos como algas.
| Front | eutrophication |
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| Back | A process by which nutrients, particularly phosphorus and nitrogen, become highly concentrated in a body of water, leading to increased growth of organisms such as algae or cyanobacteria. |
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