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eutrophication
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eutrophication [u″tro-fĭ-ka´shun]
the accidental or deliberate promotion of excessive growth (multiplication) of one kind of organism to the disadvantage of other organisms in the same ecosystem.

eutrophication
the accidental or deliberate promotion of excessive growth (multiplication) of one kind of organism to the disadvantage of other organisms in the same ecosystem.


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Nitrogen pollution can cause irritation of the lungs and also reduce resistance to flu and respiratory conditions.
In turn this would stabilise soils, so easing the kind of diffuse nitrogen pollution which is the bane of environmentalists.
Through another CLF win, the City of Portsmouth will substantially reduce nitrogen pollution from its sewage plant--a major threat to New Hampshire's Great Bay.
 
 
 
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