SCI 275 Week 8 assignment Water Resource Plan
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Water Resource Plan
Axia University of Phoenix
SCI 275
Eutrophication is the depletion of oxygen in an aquatic ecosystem. Eutrophication occurs when a body of water enriched with excess nutrients, nitrogen and phosphorus from dead plant material and waste. Nitrogen pollution largely derived from agricultural fertilizers and emissions from the combustion of fossil fuels. Phosphorus pollution comes from wastewater treatment and detergents. These elements and compounds make their way to coastal areas through the drainage networks of rivers and streams. This nutrient and phosphorus mix results in increased algae growth that makes water cloudy and unhealthy.
There are two ways for eutrophication to occur; the first is artificial eutrophication through the release of sewage, fertilizers...