a process by which pollution from such sources as sewage effluent or leachate from fertilized fields causes a lake, pond, or fen to become overrich in organic and mineral nutrients, so that algae and cyanobacteria grow rapidly and deplete the oxygen supply
eutrophication in Chemical Engineering
(yutrɒfɪkeɪʃən)
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Chemical waste management)
Eutrophication is the increase of vegetation in a particular area of water, often caused by the runoff of nutrients.
Detergents containing phosphorus contribute together with other sources of phosphorusto the eutrophication of many fresh waters.
The uncontrolled growth of algae and its effects lead to a condition in lakes andstreams called eutrophication.
Eutrophication is the increase of vegetation in a particular area of water, often caused by therunoff of nutrients.