EUTROPHICATION
Scrabble letter values: E1U1T1R1O1P3H4I1C3A1T1I1O1N1 = 21
Definition
- noun excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life.
Examples
- “the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life”
- “he argued that the controlling factor in eutrophication is not nitrate but phosphate”