Eutrophication

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Definition of Eutrophication:
The enrichment of water by nutrients, especially nitrogen and/or phosphorus and organic matter, causing an increased growth of algae and higher forms of plant life to produce an unacceptable deviation in structure, function and stability of organisms present in the water and to the quality of water concerned, compared to reference conditions[1]
This is the common definition for Eutrophication, other definitions can be discussed in the article
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