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Addition of phosphate fertilisers to water bodies causes :
Addition of phosphate fertilisers to water bodies causes :
Updated On: Jun 27, 2024
- enhanced growth of algae
- increase in amount of dissolved oxygen in water
- deposition of calcium phosphate
- increase in fish population
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Addition of phosphate fertilizers to water bodies causes enhanced growth of algae. This decreases the oxygen for sea animals. This results in water pollution.
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