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A factory drains its waste water into the nearby lake. It has caused algal bloom. (a) How was the algal bloom caused? (b) What would be the consequences? (c) Name the phenomenon that caused it.

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(a) Algal bloom is caused due to accumulation of large amounts of nutrients present in the waste water. 

(b) It causes: 

(i) deterioration of water quality. 

(ii) increase in fish mortality rate. 

(iii) some bloom-forming algae are toxic to human beings and animals. 

(c) Accelerated eutrophication.



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