| 单词 | eutrophication |
| 释义 | eutrophicationDefinition Slow aging process during which a bay, estuary, lake, river, stream, or other shallow body of water deteriorates into a bog or marsh, and eventually 'dies.' Nutritive pollution (containing nitrogen and phosphorous compounds) generated by human activities is a major factor in eutrophication because it causes an explosive growth of algae. Decaying algae consumes the oxygen dissolved in water, thus suffocating fish and other aquatic plant and animal life. Use 'eutrophication' in a SentenceHumans need to be more environmentally conscious with our activities because eutrophication can destroy the fish and affect the ocean, as well as ourselves. The environmentalist group protested the building of a new chemical plant because they were concerned that it would lead to the deterioration of the nearby river by eutrophication. Mankind has succeeded in eutrophication of many our waterways by polluting them with industrial and human waste and simply not caring about our natural resources. |
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