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Entrophication is a source of water poll...

Entrophication is a source of water pollution. It occurs when water:

A

Is low in nutrients

B

Is high in nutrients

C

Has high temperature

D

Has excess amount of organic matter

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The correct Answer is:
B
When water is high in nutrients like phosphates enhances the growth of algae, which cover the water surface and reduces the oxygen concentration in water which kills animal life and subsequent loss of biodiversity is known as eutrophication
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