Question

Describe two sources of phosphorus that can be controlled to reduce cultural eutrophication.

Answer 1

Cultural eutrophication is the Earth's most widespread water quality problem. It causes harmful algal blooms, fish kills and many related problems both in fresh waters and in coastal seas that are adjacent to areas with large human populations.

The two sources of phosphorus that can be reduce is

1)By reducing human sewage water directly into water bodies without any treatment.

2) By reducing the discharge of nitrate or phosphate containing detergents, fertilizers, or sewageinto an aquatic system.

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