12-11-2009, 05:29 PM
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I had to look it up.....
eutrophic - definition
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eu·troph·ic (y -tr f  k, -tr fk) adj. Having waters rich in mineral and organic nutrients that promote a proliferation of plant life, especially algae, which reduces the dissolved oxygen content and often causes the extinction of other organisms. Used of a lake or pond.
[From Greek eutrophos, well-nourished : eu-, eu- + trephein, to nourish.]
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eutrophication [juːˌtrɒfɪˈkeɪʃən]
n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) 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 (y-trf -k sh n) 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.
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