Eutrophication is primarily caused by excessive input of nutrients, particularly nitrogen (in the form of nitrates) and phosphorus (in the form of phosphates), into a water body, often from agricultural runoff, sewage, and industrial waste.
Eutrophication of water body results from
Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2013 · Topic: Pollution (Eutrophication: Process, causes, consequences, control measures.)
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Answer: C. High amounts of nitrogenous nutrients and or‐ thophosphates
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