| 单词 | eutrophication |
| 释义 | Example sentences from the Web for eutrophication
eutrophication/ (juːˌtrɒfɪˈkeɪʃən) / nouna 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 Words nearby eutrophicationeutocia, eutonic, Eutopia, eutrophia, eutrophic, eutrophication, eutrophy, Eutychianus, euxenite, Euxine, Euxine Sea Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for eutrophicationeutrophication [ yōō-trŏf′ĭ-kā′shən ] The process by which a lake, pond, or stream becomes eutrophic, typically as a result of mineral and organic runoff from the surrounding land. The increased growth of plants and algae that accompanies eutrophication depletes the dissolved oxygen content of the water and often causes a die-off of other organisms. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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