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Nuisance growth of aquatic plants and bloom-forming algae in natural waters is generally due to high concentrations of

A

carbon

B

sulphur

C

calcium

D

phosphorus

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Nuisance growth of aquatic plants and bloom the forming algae in natural water bodies is generally due to high concentration of dissolved organic Eichhornia (water hycinth) and certain blue- green algae.
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