Eutrophication- An Ecological Menace
Nandini Pal
Department of Zoology, Bidhannagar College, City Centre, EB-2, Sector 1, Bidhannagar, Salt Lake City, Kolkata, West Bengal (700 064), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Algal-bloom, Fertilizer, Hypoxia, Pollution
Abstract
Eutrophication is an unwanted incident which leads to accrual of excess nutrient in water bodies resulting destructive effect in aquatic ecosystems. It may be driven through naturally or anthropogenic activities. Eutrophication causes the depletion of dissolved oxygen amount and aggravates the formation of Algal Bloom in water bodies which in turn pollute the water extremely. To address those problems, major concern should be emphasized on the optimum use of fertilizers in agricultural field and discharging the organic waste product into the water bodies.
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