Explain accelerated eutrophication. Mention any two consequences of th

1.	Explain accelerated eutrophication. Mention any two consequences of this phenomenon.
Answer» Accelerated eutrophication is nutrient enrichment of water bodies due to human activities like passage of sewage. Consequences are: i. Large amount of nutrients in waters causes excessive growth of planktonic algae (called algal bloom) which impart characteristic colour to water bodies. ii. Depletion of oxygen content of water leading to the death of the aquatic organisms.

Explain accelerated eutrophication. Mention any two consequences of this phenomenon.

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Accelerated eutrophication is nutrient enrichment of water bodies due to human activities like passage of sewage.

Consequences are:

i. Large amount of nutrients in waters causes excessive growth of planktonic algae (called algal bloom) which impart characteristic colour to water bodies.

ii. Depletion of oxygen content of water leading to the death of the aquatic organisms.

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