eutrophication

English

Eutrophication in a canal

Noun

eutrophication (countable and uncountable, plural eutrophications)

(biology) The process of becoming eutrophic; the ecosystem's response to the addition of artificial or natural nutrients, mainly phosphates, through detergents, fertilizers, or sewage, to an aquatic system.

Related terms

eutrophicate

Translations

becoming eutrophic

Chinese:
Mandarin: 富營養化, 富营养化 (fùyíngyǎnghuà)
Czech: eutrofizace f
Danish: eutrofiering c, overgødskning c
Dutch: eutrofiëring (nl) f
Faroese: ovtaðing f
Finnish: rehevöityminen

French: eutrophisation (fr)
Indonesian: eutrofikasi (id)
Italian: eutrofizzazione f
Occitan: eutrofizacion
Russian: эвтрофика́ция (ru) f (evtrofikácija)
Swedish: eutrofiering c, övergödning (sv) c

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